Wādī Ḩuwayjir
Wādī Ḩuwayjir is a wadi in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Wādī Ḩuwayjir is situated nearby to the locality Ghābat Sumū al Amīr al Ḩasan, as well as near Ḩayy al Mushayrifah.Places of Interest
Highlights include ‘Ain Ghazal and Amman Civil Airport.
‘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 southwest of Wādī Ḩuwayjir.
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. Amman Civil Airport is situated 4 km south of Wādī Ḩuwayjir.
King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre
Military training area
The King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center is an installation located in Amman, Jordan that specializes in counter-terrorism, special operations and irregular warfare tactics, techniques and procedures. King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre is situated 3½ km northwest of Wādī Ḩuwayjir.
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.
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 8 km southwest of Wādī Ḩuwayjir.
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 Ḩuwayjir
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi Huwayjir” and “Wādī Huweijir”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.007° or 32° 0′ 25″ northLongitude
35.99684° or 35° 59′ 49″ eastElevation
662 metres (2,172 feet)Open location code
8G4Q2X4W+RPGeoNames ID
249005
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