The Jordan Museum

The Jordan Museum is located in Ras al-Ein district of , Jordan. Built in 2014, the museum is the largest museum in and hosts some of the country's most important archaeological findings.
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  • Opening hours:
    Saturday–Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
    Friday: 2:00 PM–6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum, archaeological museum in Amman, Jordan
  • Also known as: “Jordan Museum”, “Jordania Muzeo”, “Jordania Nacia Muzeo”, and “ヨルダン新国立博物館”
  • Address: شارع علي بن أبي طالب, عمان

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Citadel Hill and Roman Theater.

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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 . is situated 1¼ km northeast of The Jordan Museum.

Theater building
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Roman Theatre of 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. is situated 1¼ km northeast of The Jordan Museum.

Museum
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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 . is situated 1¼ km northeast of The Jordan Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amman and Al-Wehdat camp.

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
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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.

Neighborhood
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is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located outside of the Abdali area district of . is situated 2½ km north of The Jordan Museum.

The Jordan Museum

Latitude
31.94562° or 31° 56′ 44″ north
Longitude
35.92725° or 35° 55′ 38″ east
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“The Jordan Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف الأردن”
  • Bengali: “জর্ডান জাদুঘর”
  • Catalan: “Museu Arqueològic de Jordània”
  • Chinese: “約旦博物館”
  • Czech: “Jordánské národní muzeum”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo Jordanio”
  • German: “Jordanisches Museum”
  • German: “Jordanisches Nationalmuseum”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הירדני”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון ירדן”
  • Italian: “Museo della Giordania”
  • Japanese: “ヨルダン博物館”
  • Persian: “موزه اردن”
  • Portuguese: “Museu da Jordânia”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Iordaniei”
  • Russian: “Иорданский музей”
  • Slovenian: “Jordanski muzej”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Jordania”
  • Urdu: “اردن عجائب گھر”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: مسجد النورين/الأمانة and Palms Plaza.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: رأس العين and Musharbash Exchange.

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Worth a closer look: Amman and Petra.

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