Basman area

Basman is a district of the city of , . It is Amman's most populous district, located just north of the historical city, with a population of 374,000 as of 2015.
Wikipedia
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 882 metres (2,894 feet)
  • Description: District
  • Also known as
    “An Nuwayjīs”
    “Basman district”
    “En Nuweijīs”
    “Nuweijīs”
    “Nweijis”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Citadel Hill and King Abdullah I Mosque.
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The Amman Citadel on is an archaeological… is situated 3½ km south of Basman area.
Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The is a , located in , . is situated 3½ km southwest of Basman area.
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Roman Theatre of is a 6,000-seat, 2nd-century Roman theatre. is situated 4 km south of Basman area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Amman.
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is one of the 10 officially…
Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite…
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Amman New Camp, usually known as the Al-Wehdat… is situated 6 km south of Basman area.

Basman area

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Latitude
31.98644° or 31° 59′ 11″ north
Longitude
35.93868° or 35° 56′ 19″ east
Open location code
8G3QXWPQ+HF
Geo­Names ID
250405
Wiki­data ID
Q759410

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Basman area” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “An Nuwayjis”
  • Arabic: “بسمان”
  • Dutch: “An Nuwayjis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “An Nuwayjis”
  • Persian: “الهاشمی الشمالی”
  • Persian: “هاشمی شمالی”
  • Scots: “An Nuwayjis”
  • Urdu: “ضلع بسمان”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Qaşr an Nuwayjīs and Al Ḩaddādah.

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