Wādī Zarbī
Wādī Zarbī is a wadi in Zarqa Governorate, Jordan. Wādī Zarbī is situated nearby to the locality Ghābat Sumū al Amīr al Ḩasan, as well as near Khirbat ar Ruşayfah.Places of Interest
Highlights include ‘Ain Ghazal and King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre.
‘Ain Ghazal
Archaeological site
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ayn Ghazal is a Neolithic archaeological site located in Amman, Jordan, 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. ‘Ain Ghazal is situated 4 km southwest of Wādī Zarbī.
King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre
Military training area
The King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center is an installation located in Amman, Jordan that specializes in counter-terrorism, special operations and irregular warfare tactics, techniques and procedures. King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre is situated 3½ km northwest of Wādī Zarbī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marka camp and Jabal el-Hussein camp.
Marka camp
Neighborhood
The Marka refugee camp is one of six emergency camps erected in 1968 to shelter 15,000 Palestinian refugees fleeing the West Bank and the Gaza Strip due to the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
Jabal el-Hussein camp
Neighborhood
Photo: Hasanisawi, Public domain.
Jabal el-Hussein camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of the Abdali area district of Amman. Jabal el-Hussein camp is situated 9 km southwest of Wādī Zarbī.
Al-Zarqa’a Refugee Camp
Suburb
Zarqa Camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Zarqa. It was the first Palestine refugee camp to be established in Jordan, in 1949, and one of the four camps founded to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight. Al-Zarqa’a Refugee Camp is situated 10 km northeast of Wādī Zarbī.
Wādī Zarbī
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi Zarbi”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.01564° or 32° 0′ 56″ northLongitude
36.00265° or 36° 0′ 10″ eastElevation
654 metres (2,146 feet)Open location code
8G4R2283+73GeoNames ID
245889
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