Rujm al Mudawwara
Rujm al Mudawwara is a locality in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Rujm al Mudawwara is situated nearby to the neighborhood Abu Alia, as well as near عين غزال.Places of Interest
Highlights include ‘Ain Ghazal and Amman Civil Airport.
‘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.
Amman Civil Airport
Aerodrome
Amman Civil Airport, commonly known as Marka International Airport, is located in Marka district, Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan, some 5 kilometres northeast of Amman's city centre. Amman Civil Airport is situated 4 km southeast of Rujm al Mudawwara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marka camp and Jabal el-Hussein camp.
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 5 km east of Rujm al Mudawwara.
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 Rujm al Mudawwara.
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.
Rujm al Mudawwara
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Rujm el Mudawwara”
- Categories: ruins and historic site
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32° northLongitude
35.96667° or 35° 58′ eastOpen location code
8G4Q2X28+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 798899792OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Rujm al Mudawwara” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رجم المدورة”
- French: “Rujm al Mudawwara”
- German: “Rujm al Mudawwara”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Abu Alia and عين غزال.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Muadh ibn Jabal Mosque and Mosa Al-Hadban mosque.
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