Nymphaeum

The Nymphaeum is a partially preserved Roman public fountain in , . It used to be located along the Seil Amman, a water stream that had dried up in the 20th century.
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Places of Interest Nearby

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. is situated 340 metres northeast of Nymphaeum.

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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 . is situated 540 metres north of Nymphaeum.

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. is situated 420 metres northeast of Nymphaeum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amman and Al-Wehdat camp.

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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
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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.

Neighborhood
is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located outside of the Abdali area district of .

Nymphaeum

Latitude
31.95015° or 31° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
35.93618° or 35° 56′ 10″ east
Open location code
8G3QXW2P+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2807835007
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q22948574
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Nymphaeum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سبيل الحوريات”
  • Czech: “nymfeum v Ammánu”
  • Czech: “Nymfeum”
  • German: “Nymphäum”
  • Italian: “Ninfeo di Amman”
  • Japanese: “アンマンのニンファエウム”
  • Slovenian: “Nimfej, Aman”
  • Spanish: “Nymphaeum”
  • Ukrainian: “Німфей у Філадельфії”
  • Urdu: “نمفیم (عمان)”
  • Urdu: “نمفیم”

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