Wādī al ‘Arā’is
Wādī al ‘Arā’is is a wadi in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Wādī al ‘Arā’is is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy al Hilāl, as well as near Ḩayy ‘Abdūn ash Shamāl.Places of Interest
Highlights include King Abdullah I Mosque and The Jordan Museum.
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. King Abdullah I Mosque is situated 2½ km northeast of Wādī al ‘Arā’is.
The Jordan Museum
Museum
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jordan Museum is located in Ras al-Ein district of Amman, Jordan. Built in 2014, the museum is the largest museum in Jordan and hosts some of the country's most important archaeological findings. The Jordan Museum is situated 2½ km east of Wādī al ‘Arā’is.
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 3½ km northeast of Wādī al ‘Arā’is.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amman and Al-Wehdat camp.
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
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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. Al-Wehdat camp is situated 3½ km east of Wādī al ‘Arā’is.
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 4 km northeast of Wādī al ‘Arā’is.
Wādī al ‘Arā’is
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Wadi al `Ara’is” and “Wadi el ‘Arāyis”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.93928° or 31° 56′ 21″ northLongitude
35.90126° or 35° 54′ 5″ eastElevation
798 metres (2,618 feet)Open location code
8G3QWWQ2+PGGeoNames ID
250371
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