Abu Alia
Abu Alia is a neighborhood in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Abu Alia is situated nearby to the locality Rujm al Mudawwara, as well as near the neighborhood Tabarbour.Places of Interest
Highlights include ‘Ain Ghazal and King Abdullah II Special Operations Training 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. ‘Ain Ghazal is situated 2½ km southeast of Abu Alia.
King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre
Military training area
The King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center is an installation located in Amman, Jordan that specializes in counter-terrorism, special operations and irregular warfare tactics, techniques and procedures. King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre is situated 4 km northeast of Abu Alia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Marka camp.
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 southwest of Abu Alia.
Marka camp
Neighborhood
The Marka refugee camp is one of six emergency camps erected in 1968 to shelter 15,000 Palestinian refugees fleeing the West Bank and the Gaza Strip due to the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Marka camp is situated 6 km east of Abu Alia.
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.
Abu Alia
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.00459° or 32° 0′ 17″ northLongitude
35.95845° or 35° 57′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8G4Q2X35+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 7537469042OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Abu Alia” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ابو عليا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rujm al Mudawwara and Tabarbour.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Al-Wafaa Wal Ahd Garden and tariq ben ziyad mosque.
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