Ḩayy al Maqarr

Ḩayy al Maqarr is a locality in , . Ḩayy al Maqarr is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roman Theater and Citadel Hill.

Theater building
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Roman Theatre of is a 6,000-seat, 2nd-century Roman theatre. A famous landmark in the Jordanian capital, it dates back to the Roman period when the city was known as Philadelphia.

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The Amman Citadel on is an archaeological site on an L-shaped hill towering over Downtown Amman, in the central part of the capital of .

Theater building
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The Odeon is a small 500-seat theatre in , 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amman and Jabal el-Hussein camp.

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of with a population of about 4 million as of 2020. forms a great base for exploring the country and does, despite popular belief, hold a few items of interest to the traveler.

Neighborhood
is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located outside of the Abdali area district of . is situated 2½ km northwest of Ḩayy al Maqarr.

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 , the capital city of , occupies a 0.48 km2. is situated 3 km south of Ḩayy al Maqarr.

Ḩayy al Maqarr

Latitude
31.95675° or 31° 57′ 24″ north
Longitude
35.9507° or 35° 57′ 3″ east
Elevation
782 metres (2,566 feet)
Open location code
8G3QXX42+M7
Geo­Names ID
11075964
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In Other Languages

“Ḩayy al Maqarr” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حي المقر”

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