As Saqrah
As Saqrah is a suburb in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan. As Saqrah has an elevation of 927 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
King Abdullah I Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The King Abdullah I Mosque is a mosque, located in Amman, Jordan. 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.
Rotana Tower
Hotel
Amman Rotana Hotel is a hotel in New Abdali in the district of Al-Abdali, Amman, Jordan. 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.
W Amman
Hotel
W Amman is a 492-foot tall five–star hotel in the New Abdali district in Amman, Jordan. W Amman was opened in April 2018 and is franchised to Eagle Hills Properties, an Abu Dhabi, UAE-based real estate development firm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Amman.
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 east of As Saqrah.
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.
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 6 km southeast of As Saqrah.
As Saqrah
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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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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