Wadi Marka

Wadi Marka is a locality in , . Wadi Marka is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include ‘Ain Ghazal and Amman Civil Airport.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ayn Ghazal is a Neolithic archaeological site located in , , about 2 km north-west of . 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. is situated 2½ km north of Wadi Marka.

Aerodrome
, commonly known as Marka International Airport, is located in Marka district, Greater Amman Municipality, , some 5 kilometres northeast of 's city centre. is situated 2½ km east of Wadi Marka.

Photo: Cybjorg, CC BY 2.5.
The Amman Citadel on is an archaeological site on an L-shaped hill towering over Downtown Amman, in the central part of the capital of . is situated 3½ km southwest of Wadi Marka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jabal el-Hussein camp and Amman.

Neighborhood
is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located outside of the Abdali area district of . is situated 4 km west of Wadi Marka.

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of with a population of about 4 million as of 2020. forms a great base for exploring the country and does, despite popular belief, hold a few items of interest to the traveler.

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 , the capital city of , occupies a 0.48 km2. is situated 5 km southwest of Wadi Marka.

Wadi Marka

Latitude
31.96696° or 31° 58′ 1″ north
Longitude
35.9665° or 35° 57′ 59″ east
Open location code
8G3QXX88+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 798906979
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Wadi Marka” goes by many names.

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