Umm Şuwaywīnah
Umm Şuwaywīnah is a ruin in Amman Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 922 metres. Umm Şuwaywīnah is situated nearby to the neighborhood Al-Wehdat camp, as well as near Jabal el-Hussein camp.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Jordan Museum and Citadel Hill.
The Jordan Museum
Museum
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The Jordan Museum is located in Ras al-Ein district of Amman, Jordan. Built in 2014, the museum is the largest museum in Jordan and hosts some of the country's most important archaeological findings. The Jordan Museum is situated 2½ km north of Umm Şuwaywīnah.
Citadel Hill
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 3½ km northeast of Umm Şuwaywīnah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Wehdat camp and Amman.
Al-Wehdat camp
Neighborhood
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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.
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.
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. Jabal el-Hussein camp is situated 5 km north of Umm Şuwaywīnah.
Umm Şuwaywīnah
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Um Ṣuweiwīna”, “Um Sweiwina”, and “Umm Suwaywinah”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.9239° or 31° 55′ 26″ northLongitude
35.92459° or 35° 55′ 29″ eastElevation
922 metres (3,025 feet)Open location code
8G3QWWFF+HRGeoNames ID
246132
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