Middle East
Jordan
Amman Governorate

Citadel Hill

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: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Amman
  • Also known as: “Amman Citadel” and “Jabal al-Qal’a”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Hercules and Roman Theater.

Ruins
Photo: لا روسا, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 130 metres south of Citadel Hill.

Theater building
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 560 metres southeast of Citadel Hill.

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 560 metres southeast of Citadel Hill.

Places in the Area

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

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 3 km south of Citadel Hill.

Citadel Hill

Latitude
31.95492° or 31° 57′ 18″ north
Longitude
35.93487° or 35° 56′ 6″ east
Open location code
8G3QXW3M+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 35200952
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3157009
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Citadel Hill” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل القلعة”
  • Arabic: “جبل القلعة”
  • Catalan: “Ciutadella d’Amman”
  • Chinese: “安曼城堡”
  • Chinese: “安曼城塞”
  • Dutch: “Citadel van Amman”
  • Esperanto: “Citadelo de Amano”
  • Esperanto: “Jabal al-Qal’a Monta Citadelo”
  • French: “citadelle d’Amman”
  • French: “Citadelle d’Amman”
  • French: “Jabal al-Qal’a”
  • German: “Zitadelle von Amman”
  • German: “Zitadellenhügel von Amman”
  • German: “Zitadellenhügel”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת עמאן”
  • Hungarian: “Ammáni citadella”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Amman”
  • Italian: “Cittadella di Amman”
  • Japanese: “アンマン城塞”
  • Korean: “암만 성채”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Amman citadell”
  • Portuguese: “Cidadela de Amã”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Ammanului”
  • Slovenian: “Amanska citadela”
  • Spanish: “Ciudadela de Aman”
  • Spanish: “Ciudadela de Amán”
  • Turkish: “Amman Kalesi”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ عمان”

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