Wādī al Kharīţah

Wādī al Kharīţah is a wadi in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Wādī al Kharīţah is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy Jabal an Naşr, as well as near Al Maḩaţţah.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Amman Civil Airport and ‘Ain Ghazal.

Amman Civil Airport

Aerodrome

Amman City Airport, is located in Marka district, Jordan, some 5 kilometres northeast of the capital Amman'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. Amman Civil Airport is situated 2½ km northeast of Wādī al Kharīţah.

‘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 3 km north of Wādī al Kharīţah.

Roman Theater

Theater building

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Roman Theatre of Amman is a 6,000-seat, 2nd-century Roman theatre. A famous landmark in the Jordanian capital, it dates back to the Roman period when the city was known as Philadelphia. Roman Theater is situated 3 km west of Wādī al Kharīţah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Al-Wehdat camp.

Jabal el-Hussein camp

Neighborhood

Photo: Hasanisawi, Public domain.

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 4½ km west of Wādī al Kharīţah.

Al-Wehdat camp

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo.

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 4½ km southwest of Wādī al Kharīţah.

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.

Wādī al Kharīţah

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Wadi al Kharitah” and “Wadi el Kharīta”
Category: body of water
Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

31.95991° or 31° 57′ 36″ north

Longitude

35.96995° or 35° 58′ 12″ east

Elevation

751 metres (2,464 feet)

Open location code

8G3QXX59+XX

GeoNames ID

248628

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