Ruwaished (Arabic: الرويشد) is a town in the far east of Jordan belongin to the administrative district of the Mafraq Governorate.

The Karameh Border Crossing between Jordan and Iraq administratively belongs to the Ruwaished Department.

About eight wadis converge in the plains of Ruwaished, making it the second largest water basin in the northern desert region after Azraq.

the water floods from these wadis in the winter compensate for the low annual precipitation rate of Ruwaished.

The Jordan National Census of 2004 showed that the town of Ruwaished had a population of 12,098, of whom 55.5% were males and 44.5% females.