Ḩayy az Zahrā’
Ḩayy az Zahrā’ is a locality in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Ḩayy az Zahrā’ is situated nearby to the locality Minţaqat Mārkā, as well as near Mārkā ash Shamālīyah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Amman Civil Airport and ‘Ain Ghazal.
Amman Civil Airport
Aerodrome
Amman Civil Airport, commonly known as Marka International Airport, is located in Marka district, Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan, some 5 kilometres northeast of Amman's city centre. Amman Civil Airport is situated 2½ km southwest of Ḩayy az Zahrā’.
‘Ain Ghazal
Archaeological site
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ayn Ghazal is a Neolithic archaeological site located in Amman, Jordan, about 2 km north-west of Amman Civil Airport. The site is remarkable for being the place where the ʿAin Ghazal statues were found, which are among the oldest large-sized statues ever discovered. ‘Ain Ghazal is situated 3 km west of Ḩayy az Zahrā’.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marka camp and Jabal el-Hussein camp.
Marka camp
Neighborhood
The Marka refugee camp is one of six emergency camps erected in 1968 to shelter 15,000 Palestinian refugees fleeing the West Bank and the Gaza Strip due to the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
Jabal el-Hussein camp
Neighborhood
Photo: Hasanisawi, Public domain.
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 8 km west of Ḩayy az Zahrā’.
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.
Ḩayy az Zahrā’
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Hayy az Zahra‘”
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.99182° or 31° 59′ 31″ northLongitude
36.00906° or 36° 0′ 33″ eastElevation
723 metres (2,372 feet)Open location code
8G3RX2R5+PJGeoNames ID
11075917
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In Other Languages
“Ḩayy az Zahrā’” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حي الزهراء”
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