Mārkā al Janūbīyah
Mārkā al Janūbīyah is a locality in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Mārkā al Janūbīyah is situated nearby to the locality Al Maḩaţţah, as well as near Ḩayy al Amīr Ḩasan.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.
‘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.
Odeon Theater
Theater building
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The Odeon is a small 500-seat theatre in Amman, Jordan. Not to be confused with the large Roman Theatre that stands right next to it, on the southern side of the Hashemite Plaza, the Odeon stands on the east side of the Plaza. Odeon Theater is situated 4 km southwest of Mārkā al Janūbīyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Amman.
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 5 km west of Mārkā al Janūbīyah.
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 6 km southwest of Mārkā al Janūbīyah.
Mārkā al Janūbīyah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Marka al Janubiyah”
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.96971° or 31° 58′ 11″ northLongitude
35.97637° or 35° 58′ 35″ eastElevation
776 metres (2,546 feet)Open location code
8G3QXX9G+VGGeoNames ID
11075942
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In Other Languages
“Mārkā al Janūbīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ماركا الجنوبية”
Localities in the Area
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