Umm Ḩulaylīfah
Umm Ḩulaylīfah is a hill in Amman Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 1,065 metres. Umm Ḩulaylīfah is situated nearby to the locality Khirbat Siran, as well as near Abu Laila.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,065 metres
- Description: hill in Jordan
- Also known as: “Um Huleilīfa”, “Umm Hulaylifiyah”, and “Umm Ḩulaylīfīyah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Khirbet Yajouz.
Khirbet Yajouz
Archaeological site
Photo: Yazan Al-Hajjaj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khirbet Yajouz is an archaeological site in Shafa Badran area, located 11 km northeast of Amman, Jordan. An ancient Roman city was built on the site around the 4th century CE. Khirbet Yajouz is situated 3½ km northeast of Umm Ḩulaylīfah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Baqa’a camp.
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 6 km southeast of Umm Ḩulaylīfah.
Baqa’a camp
Village
The Baqa'a refugee camp, first created in 1968, lies in Balqa Governorate, 20 km north of the Jordanian capital Amman, and is home to around 100,000 Palestinian refugees who are registered as such with the United Nations. Baqa’a camp is situated 8 km northwest of Umm Ḩulaylīfah.
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.
Umm Ḩulaylīfah
- Category: landform
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Umm Ḩulaylīfah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم حليليفية”
- Cebuano: “Umm Ḩulaylīfah”
- Dutch: “Umm Ḩulaylīfah”
- Swedish: “Umm Ḩulaylīfah”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Khirbat Siran and Abu Laila.
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Highlights include Sīrān and ‘Ayn Yājūz.
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