خريبة السوق

Kherbet al-Souk is an area on the outskirts of , and part of the Greater Amman Municipality. In the 2015 census it had a population 186,158. In the 1915 Ottoman census it had a population of seven, all Muslims.
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  • Type: Locality with 186,000 residents
  • Description: district in Amman, Jordan
  • Also known as: Kherbat as-Souk”, “Kherbet Al Souq”, “Kherbet Al-Souk”, “Kherbet Al-Souk District”, “Kherbet Al-Souk, Jawa and Yadoudah area”, “Khirbat al-Suq”, “Khirbat el-Suq”, “Khirbat es Sūq”, “Khirbet al-Souq”, “Khuraybat as Suq”, “Khuraybat as Sūq”, and “Khureibāt es Sūq

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tall Jawa and Tall al-Umayri.

Archaeological site
is an archaeological and historical site in central Jordan. Excavations and research have revealed the remains of an Iron Age village of the ancient Kingdom of Ammon.

Archaeological site
Tall al-’Umayri is an archaeological site in western that dates from the Early Bronze Age to the Hellenistic period. It is located near the modern capital of and is significant for its well-preserved evidence of a temple, as well as archaeological evidence of a network of small farms believed to have produced wine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Wehdat camp.

Neighborhood
Amman New Camp, usually known as the Al-Wehdat or Al-Wihdat camp, which is located in the Hay Al Awdah neighbourhood in southeast , the capital city of , occupies a 0.48 km2. is situated 6 km north of خريبة السوق.

خريبة السوق

Latitude
31.8791° or 31° 52′ 45″ north
Longitude
35.921° or 35° 55′ 16″ east
Population
186,000
Elevation
894 metres (2,933 feet)
Open location code
8G3QVWHC+M9
Geo­Names ID
248460
Wiki­data ID
Q12210432
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“خريبة السوق” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: خريبة السوق
  • Arabic: خريبه السوق
  • Egyptian Arabic: خريبة السوق
  • Hebrew: ח’ירבת אל-סוק
  • Persian: خریبه السوق
  • Polish: Churajbat as-Suk
  • Romanian: Zona Kherbet al-Souk, Jawa și Yadoudah
  • Spanish: Khuraybat as-Suq
  • Welsh: Khuraybat as-Sūq

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