Ras al Ayn

Ras al Ayn is a locality in , which is located on شارع البحتري. Ras al Ayn is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Type: Locality
  • Also known as: “Ra’s al ‘Ayn”, “Ras al Ain”, and “Zidian Hotel”
  • Address: 69 شارع البحتري

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Jordan Museum and King Abdullah I Mosque.

Museum
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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.

Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
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 .

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
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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 3 km southeast of Ras al Ayn.

Ras al Ayn

Latitude
31.94998° or 31° 56′ 60″ north
Longitude
35.91668° or 35° 55′ east
Open location code
8G3QWWX8+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 509602521
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Ras al Ayn” goes by many names.

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