Sweileh area

Sweileh is district number sixteen in , out of twenty-seven. It lies to the north of the city center. It was founded by Chechen settlers in 1906 during Ottoman rule.
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,012 metres (3,320 feet)
  • Description: city in Jordan
  • Also known as
    “Minţaqat Şuwayliḩ”
    “Şuwayliḩ”
    “Suweile”
    “Suweilih”
    “Sweileh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hada’iq al-Malik Hussein.
Al Hussein Park is a public park in , that continues to be under construction. is situated 4 km south of Sweileh area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baqa’a camp and Wadi Al Seer.
The Baqa'a refugee camp, first created in 1968, lies… is situated 6 km north of Sweileh area.
or Wadi as-Seer is a valley west… is situated 7 km south of Sweileh area.
As-Salt, also known as , is an ancient trading…

Sweileh area

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Latitude
32.02073° or 32° 1′ 15″ north
Longitude
35.82395° or 35° 49′ 26″ east
Open location code
8G4Q2RCF+7H
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Afar to Urdu—“Sweileh area” goes by many names.
  • Afar: “صويلح”
  • Albanian: “Suvejlih”
  • Albanian: “Suwaylih”
  • Arabic: “صويلح”
  • Arabic: “منطقة صويلح”
  • Asturian: “Suwaylih”
  • Dutch: “Suwaylih”
  • French: “Suwaylih”
  • Hebrew: “סוואילה”
  • Japanese: “スウェイレフ”
  • Mazanderani: “صویلح”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Suwaylih”
  • Persian: “صویلح”
  • Polish: “Suwajlih”
  • Russian: “Сувайлих”
  • Russian: “Сувейлех”
  • Scots: “Suwaylih”
  • Spanish: “Suwaylih”
  • Turkish: “Süveyleh”
  • Ukrainian: “Сувайлех”
  • Ukrainian: “Сувайліх”
  • Ukrainian: “Сувейлех”
  • Ukrainian: “Сувейліх”
  • Urdu: “صویلح”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ‘Ayn Umm Zu‘rūrah and ‘Ayn Umm Jawzah.

Jordan: Highlights

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