Jabal el-Hussein
Jabal el-Hussein is a refugee camp in Amman Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 858 metres. Jabal el-Hussein is situated nearby to the neighborhood Al-Wehdat camp.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roman Theater and Odeon Theater.
Roman Theater
Theater building
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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 1 km west of Jabal el-Hussein.
Odeon Theater
Theater building
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The Odeon is a small 500-seat theatre in Amman, Jordan. Not to be confused with the large Roman Theatre that stands right next to it, on the southern side of the Hashemite Plaza, the Odeon stands on the east side of the Plaza. Odeon Theater is situated 1 km west of Jabal el-Hussein.
Citadel Hill
The Amman Citadel on Citadel Hill is an archaeological site on an L-shaped hill towering over Downtown Amman, in the central part of the capital of Jordan. Citadel Hill is situated 1½ km northwest of Jabal el-Hussein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Wehdat camp and Amman.
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.
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.
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 3 km northwest of Jabal el-Hussein.
Jabal el-Hussein
- Type: Refugee camp
- Also known as: “Jabal-Hussein”, “Jabalel-Hussein”, and “Mukhayyam Jabal Ḩusayn”
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.94935° or 31° 56′ 58″ northLongitude
35.9502° or 35° 57′ 1″ eastElevation
858 metres (2,815 feet)Open location code
8G3QWXX2+P3GeoNames ID
248920
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