Minţaqat Badr

Places of Interest

The Jordan Museum

Museum

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The Jordan Museum is located in Ras al-Ein district of Amman, Jordan. Built in 2014, the museum is the largest museum in Jordan and hosts some of the country's most important archaeological findings.

Citadel Hill

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The Amman Citadel on Citadel Hill is an archaeological site on an L-shaped hill towering over Downtown Amman, in the central part of the capital of Jordan. Citadel Hill is situated 3 km northeast of Minţaqat Badr.

Roman Theater

Theater building

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Roman Theatre of Amman 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. Roman Theater is situated 3 km northeast of Minţaqat Badr.

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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.

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 3½ km north of Minţaqat Badr.

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