Beit Shkair
Beit Shkair is a museum in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Beit Shkair is situated nearby to the government office The Royal Film Commission, as well as near the public building The Royal Film Commision.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Jordan Museum and Husseini Mosque.
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. The Jordan Museum is situated 500 metres southwest of Beit Shkair.
Husseini Mosque
Mosque
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The Grand Husseini Mosque is a Friday mosque, located in downtown Amman, Jordan. It is one of the oldest mosques in the city, and one of the main landmarks of the downtown area. Husseini Mosque is situated 340 metres northeast of Beit Shkair.
Citadel Hill
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 1 km north of Beit Shkair.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amman and Al-Wehdat camp.
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.
Beit Shkair
- Type: Museum
- Address: 38
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.94766° or 31° 56′ 52″ northLongitude
35.93198° or 35° 55′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8G3QWWXJ+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 7108967647OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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