Jabal el-Hussein camp

Jabal el-Hussein camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located outside of the Abdali area district of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include King Abdullah I Mosque and Citadel Hill.

Mosque
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The is a , located in , . Named in honour of Abdullah I, the mosque was built between 1982 and 1989 and is capped by a blue mosaic dome beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer prayer.

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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 .

Ruins
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The Amman Citadel on Citadel Hill is an archaeological site on an L-shaped hill towering over Downtown Amman, in the central part of the capital of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amman and Al-Wehdat camp.

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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
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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 , the capital city of , occupies a 0.48 km2. is situated 4½ km south of Jabal el-Hussein camp.

Suburb
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or Wadi as-Seer is a valley west of Amman, which gave its name to one of the twenty-two districts of the Greater Amman Municipality in . is situated 9 km west of Jabal el-Hussein camp.

Jabal el-Hussein camp

Latitude
31.96792° or 31° 58′ 5″ north
Longitude
35.92507° or 35° 55′ 30″ east
Open location code
8G3QXW9G+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9092799869
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­refugee_site
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Wiki­data ID
Q3654637
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Jabal el-Hussein camp” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مخيم الحسين”
  • Arabic: “مخيم جبل الحسين”
  • French: “camp Jabal el-Hussein”
  • French: “Camp Jabal el-Hussein”
  • Italian: “campo al-Husayn”
  • Italian: “Campo al-Husayn”
  • Italian: “Campo Al-Hussein”
  • Italian: “Jabal al-Husayn”
  • Persian: “اردوگاه الحسین”
  • Persian: “مخیم الحسین”
  • Polish: “Muchajjam Dżabal al-Husajn”

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