Shmeisani

Al Shumaysani is a neighborhood in the Al-Abdali district of the in north-western .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: Ash Shumaysani”, “Ash Shumaysānī”, “Esh Shumeisānī”, “Hayy ash Shumaysani”, and “Ḩayy ash Shumaysānī

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.

Office building
is a 98-meter tall commercial building containing offices belonging to the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance located in , . It is considered to be a popular landmark in .

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 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 Shmeisani.

Shmeisani

Latitude
31.97333° or 31° 58′ 24″ north
Longitude
35.9008° or 35° 54′ 3″ east
Elevation
936 metres (3,071 feet)
Open location code
8G3QXWF2+88
Geo­Names ID
250282
Wiki­data ID
Q1387938
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Shmeisani” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Ash Shumaysani
  • Arabic: الشميساني
  • Arabic: الشميشاني
  • Arabic: حي الشميساني
  • Arabic: شميساني
  • Dutch: Ash Shumaysani
  • Egyptian Arabic: الشميسانى
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ash Shumaysani
  • Persian: شمیسانی
  • Romanian: Ash Shumaysani
  • Romanian: Shmeisani
  • Scots: Ash Shumaysani
  • Urdu: الشمیسانی
  • Uzbek: Shmeisani

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ḩayy ash Shumaysānī and ʽUrjan al Gharbiyah.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rujm al Juway‘idīyah and Madīnat al Ḩusayn ar Riyāḑīyah lish Shabāb.

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