As Saqrah

As Saqrah is a suburb in the of north-western . As Saqrah has an elevation of 927 metres.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: town in the Amman Governorate, Jordan
  • Also known as: Aş Şaqrah” and “Eṣ Ṣaqra

Places of Interest

Highlights include King Abdullah I Mosque and Rotana Tower.

Mosque
The is a , located in , . Named in honour of Abdullah I, the mosque was built between 1982 and 1989 and is capped by a blue mosaic dome beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer prayer.

Hotel
Amman Rotana Hotel is a hotel in in the district of Al-Abdali, , . It is managed by Rotana Hotels. At 188 metres tall, it is ranked first on the list of tallest buildings in Amman as well as the tallest building in Jordan.

Hotel
is a 492-foot tall five–star hotel in the district in , . was opened in April 2018 and is franchised to Eagle Hills Properties, an , UAE-based real estate development firm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Amman.

Neighborhood
is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located outside of the Abdali area district of . is situated 3 km east of As Saqrah.

is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of with a population of about 4 million as of 2020. forms a great base for exploring the country and does, despite popular belief, hold a few items of interest to the traveler.

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 southeast of As Saqrah.

As Saqrah

Latitude
31.96372° or 31° 57′ 49″ north
Longitude
35.89439° or 35° 53′ 40″ east
Elevation
927 metres (3,041 feet)
Open location code
8G3QXV7V+FQ
Geo­Names ID
250250
Wiki­data ID
Q4802973
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“As Saqrah” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: As Saqrah
  • Arabic: الصقرة
  • Dutch: As Saqrah
  • Egyptian Arabic: الصقره
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: As Saqrah
  • Persian: سقره
  • Uzbek: As Saqrah

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