ʽUrjan ash Sharqiyah
`Urjan ash Sharqiyah is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan. It is north of the capital of Amman.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Jordan
- Also known as: “‘Irjān esh Sharqiya”, “‘Urjān ash Sharqīyah”, and “`Urjan ash Sharqiyah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include King Abdullah I Mosque and Citadel Hill.
King Abdullah I Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The King Abdullah I Mosque is a mosque, located in Amman, Jordan. Named in honour of Abdullah I, the mosque was built between 1982 and 1989 and is capped by a blue mosaic dome beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer prayer. King Abdullah I Mosque is situated 2½ km south of ʽUrjan ash Sharqiyah.
Citadel Hill
The Amman Citadel on Citadel Hill is an archaeological site on an L-shaped hill towering over Downtown Amman, in the central part of the capital of Jordan. Citadel Hill is situated 3½ km south of ʽUrjan ash Sharqiyah.
Roman Theater
Theater building
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roman Theatre of Amman is a 6,000-seat, 2nd-century Roman theatre. A famous landmark in the Jordanian capital, it dates back to the Roman period when the city was known as Philadelphia. Roman Theater is situated 4 km southeast of ʽUrjan ash Sharqiyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Amman.
Jabal el-Hussein camp
Neighborhood
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.
Amman
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
Amman is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with a population of about 4 million as of 2020. Amman forms a great base for exploring the country and does, despite popular belief, hold a few items of interest to the traveler.
Al-Wehdat camp
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo.
Amman New Camp, usually known as the Al-Wehdat or Al-Wihdat camp, which is located in the Hay Al Awdah neighbourhood in southeast Amman, the capital city of Jordan, occupies a 0.48 km2. Al-Wehdat camp is situated 6 km south of ʽUrjan ash Sharqiyah.
ʽUrjan ash Sharqiyah
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Urdu—“ʽUrjan ash Sharqiyah” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “`Urjan ash Sharqiyah”
- Arabic: “عرجان الشرقية”
- Dutch: “`Urjan ash Sharqiyah”
- Egyptian Arabic: “عرجان الشرقيه”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “`Urjan ash Sharqiyah”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “ʽUrjan ash Sharqiyah”
- Persian: “اورجانشرقیه”
- Urdu: “ارجن شرقیہ، اردن”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Al Ḩaddādah and Madīnat al Ḩusayn ar Riyāḑīyah lish Shabāb.
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