Ḩayy al Maţār
Ḩayy al Maţār is a locality in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Ḩayy al Maţār is situated nearby to the locality Mārkā ash Shamālīyah, as well as near Ḩayy al Amīr Ḩasan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amman Civil Airport and ‘Ain Ghazal.
Amman Civil Airport
Aerodrome
Amman City 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.
‘Ain Ghazal
Archaeological site
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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 northwest of Ḩayy al Maţār.
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. Marka camp is situated 5 km northeast of Ḩayy al Maţār.
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 7 km west of Ḩayy al Maţār.
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 southwest of Ḩayy al Maţār.
Ḩayy al Maţār
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Hayy al Matar”
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.96904° or 31° 58′ 9″ northLongitude
35.99502° or 35° 59′ 42″ eastElevation
774 metres (2,539 feet)Open location code
8G3QXX9W+J2GeoNames ID
11075941
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In Other Languages
“Ḩayy al Maţār” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حي المطار”
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