Wādī al Misḩalah

Wādī al Misḩalah is a wadi in , . Wādī al Misḩalah is situated near the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Amman Civil Airport.

Aerodrome
Amman City Airport, is located in Marka district, , some 5 kilometres northeast of the capital 's city centre. During World War I, an airstrip was established near Amman in 1915 for use by German airplanes, then an ally of the ruling Ottoman Empire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Amman.

Neighborhood
Photo: Hasanisawi, Public domain.
is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located outside of the Abdali area district of . is situated 4½ km west of Wādī al Misḩalah.

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of with a population of about 4 million as of 2020. forms a great base for exploring the country and does, despite popular belief, hold a few items of interest to the traveler.

Neighborhood
The Marka refugee camp is one of six emergency camps erected in 1968 to shelter 15,000 Palestinian refugees fleeing the and the due to the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. is situated 6 km northeast of Wādī al Misḩalah.

Wādī al Misḩalah

Latitude
31.98105° or 31° 58′ 52″ north
Longitude
35.96816° or 35° 58′ 5″ east
Elevation
757 metres (2,484 feet)
Open location code
8G3QXXJ9+C7
Geo­Names ID
248040
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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ḩayy Raghdān and Al-Qarṭuʽiyah.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rujm al Mudawwarah and Jabal Nā’ifah.

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