Al Quwaysimah
Al Quwaysimah is a suburb in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Al Quwaysimah is situated nearby to the neighborhood المعادي, as well as near Al Naharya.Places of Interest
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 4 km northwest of Al Quwaysimah.
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 4 km north of Al Quwaysimah.
Nymphaeum
Monument
The Nymphaeum is a partially preserved Roman public fountain in Amman, Jordan. It used to be located along the Seil Amman, a water stream that had dried up in the 20th century. Nymphaeum is situated 4 km north of Al Quwaysimah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Wehdat camp and Abu Alandah.
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.
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 Quwaysimah
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Al Quweisme” and “منطقة القويسمة”
- Category: locality
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.91667° or 31° 55′ northLongitude
35.95° or 35° 57′ eastOpen location code
8G3QWW8X+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 798906612OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Al Quwaysimah” goes by many names.
- French: “Al Quwaysimah”
- German: “Al Quwaysimah”
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