Al Mahatta
Al Mahatta is a neighborhood in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Al Mahatta is situated nearby to the locality Wadi Huneikin, as well as near Wadi Marka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amman Civil Airport and ‘Ain Ghazal.
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 2½ km east of Al Mahatta.
‘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 north of Al Mahatta.
Roman Theater
Theater building
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roman Theatre of Amman 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. Roman Theater is situated 3 km southwest of Al Mahatta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Amman.
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 4 km west of Al Mahatta.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo.
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. Al-Wehdat camp is situated 5 km southwest of Al Mahatta.
Al Mahatta
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “El Mahaṭṭa”
- Category: locality
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.96627° or 31° 57′ 59″ northLongitude
35.96657° or 35° 57′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8G3QXX88+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 798906941OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Al Mahatta” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المحطة”
- French: “Al Mahatta”
- German: “Al Mahatta”
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Localities in the Area
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