Sayl az Zarqā’

Sayl az Zarqā’ is a wadi in , . Sayl az Zarqā’ is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include ‘Ain Ghazal and Amman Civil Airport.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ayn Ghazal is a Neolithic archaeological site located in , , about 2 km north-west of Amman Civil Airport. The site is remarkable for being the place where the ʿAin Ghazal statues were found, which are among the oldest large-sized statues ever discovered.

Aerodrome
Amman City Airport, is located in Marka district, , some 5 kilometres northeast of the capital 's city centre. During World War I, an airstrip was established near Amman in 1915 for use by German airplanes, then an ally of the ruling Ottoman Empire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Marka camp.

Neighborhood
Photo: Hasanisawi, Public domain.
is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located outside of the Abdali area district of . is situated 5 km west of Sayl az Zarqā’.

Neighborhood
The Marka refugee camp is one of six emergency camps erected in 1968 to shelter 15,000 Palestinian refugees fleeing the and the due to the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. is situated 5 km northeast of Sayl az Zarqā’.

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of with a population of about 4 million as of 2020. forms a great base for exploring the country and does, despite popular belief, hold a few items of interest to the traveler.

Sayl az Zarqā’

Latitude
31.98131° or 31° 58′ 53″ north
Longitude
35.97321° or 35° 58′ 24″ east
Elevation
725 metres (2,379 feet)
Open location code
8G3QXXJF+G7
Geo­Names ID
245886
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In Other Languages

“Sayl az Zarqā’” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سيل الزرقاء”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Iskān Sulţat al Miyāh and Marka.

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