Al Quşayr
Al Quşayr is a ruin in Amman Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 878 metres. Al Quşayr is situated nearby to the neighborhood Al-Wehdat camp.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tall Jawa.
Tall Jawa
Archaeological site
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Tall Jawa is an archaeological and historical site in central Jordan. Excavations and research have revealed the remains of an Iron Age village of the ancient Kingdom of Ammon. Tall Jawa is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Quşayr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Wehdat camp and Amman.
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 7 km north of Al Quşayr.
Amman
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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 Quşayr
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Al Qusayr”, “El Qseir”, and “El Quṣeir”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.87364° or 31° 52′ 25″ northLongitude
35.96048° or 35° 57′ 38″ eastElevation
878 metres (2,881 feet)Open location code
8G3QVXF6+F5GeoNames ID
250466
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In Other Languages
“Al Quşayr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القصير”
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