Wādī al Mirqab
Wādī al Mirqab is a section of a wadi in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Wādī al Mirqab is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy al Maţār, as well as near Ḩayy al Amīr Ḩasan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amman Civil Airport and ‘Ain Ghazal.
Amman Civil Airport
Aerodrome
Amman Civil Airport, commonly known as Marka International Airport, is located in Marka district, Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan, some 5 kilometres northeast of Amman's city centre.
‘Ain Ghazal
Archaeological site
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ayn Ghazal is a Neolithic archaeological site located in Amman, Jordan, about 2 km north-west of Amman Civil Airport. The site is remarkable for being the place where the ʿAin Ghazal statues were found, which are among the oldest large-sized statues ever discovered. ‘Ain Ghazal is situated 2½ km northwest of Wādī al Mirqab.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marka camp and Jabal el-Hussein camp.
Marka camp
Neighborhood
The Marka refugee camp is one of six emergency camps erected in 1968 to shelter 15,000 Palestinian refugees fleeing the West Bank and the Gaza Strip due to the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Marka camp is situated 5 km northeast of Wādī al Mirqab.
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 west of Wādī al Mirqab.
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. Al-Wehdat camp is situated 7 km southwest of Wādī al Mirqab.
Wādī al Mirqab
- Type: Section of a wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi al Mirqab”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.9699° or 31° 58′ 12″ northLongitude
35.9909° or 35° 59′ 27″ eastElevation
763 metres (2,503 feet)Open location code
8G3QXX9R+X9GeoNames ID
248048
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