Temple of Hercules

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 .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: historic site in Amman, Jordan
  • Also known as: “Great temple of Amman”, “Hercules Temple”, and “Temple of Hercules - Philadelphia”
  • Wheelchair access: no
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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 130 metres north of Temple of Hercules.

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 480 metres southeast of Temple of Hercules.

Theater building
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The Odeon is a small 500-seat theatre in , Jordan. Not to be confused with the large Roman Theatre that stands right next to it, on the southern side of the Hashemite Plaza, the Odeon stands on the east side of the Plaza. is situated 500 metres east of Temple of Hercules.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amman and Jabal el-Hussein 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
is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located outside of the Abdali area district of .

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 2½ km south of Temple of Hercules.

Temple of Hercules

Latitude
31.95375° or 31° 57′ 14″ north
Longitude
35.93486° or 35° 56′ 6″ east
Open location code
8G3QXW3M+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 245144085
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q20423672
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Temple of Hercules” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد هرقل”
  • Arabic: “معبد هيراكليس”
  • Arabic: “معبدهرقل”
  • Catalan: “Gran temple d’Amman”
  • Catalan: “Temple d’Hèrcules (Amman)”
  • Catalan: “Temple d’Hèrcules”
  • Chinese: “海克力士神廟”
  • Chinese: “赫拉克勒斯神庙”
  • Czech: “Héraklův chrám”
  • Dutch: “Temple of Hercules - Philadelphia”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de Herkulo”
  • French: “temple d’Hercule à Amman”
  • French: “Temple d’Hercule à Amman”
  • German: “Herkulestempel”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Ηρακλή”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש הרקולס בעמאן”
  • Hungarian: “Hercules-templom”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Ercole”
  • Persian: “معبد هرکول”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Hércules”
  • Romanian: “Templul lui Hercule (Amman)”
  • Romanian: “Templul lui Hercule”
  • Slovenian: “Herkulov tempelj, Aman”
  • Spanish: “Gran templo de Amán”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Hércules”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Геркулеса у Філадельфії”
  • Urdu: “معبد ہرقل (عمان)”
  • Urdu: “معبد ہرقل”

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