Roman Theater

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.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: ancient Roman theater in Amman, Jordan
  • Also known as: “Roman Theatre” and “Roman Theatre of Amman”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Odeon Theater and Citadel Hill.

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.

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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 560 metres northwest of Roman Theater.

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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 480 metres northwest of Roman Theater.

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.

Roman Theater

Latitude
31.95163° or 31° 57′ 6″ north
Longitude
35.93931° or 35° 56′ 22″ east
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Roman Theater” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المدرج الروماني”
  • Arabic: “مدرج روماني”
  • Armenian: “Ամմանի հռոմեական թատրոն”
  • Catalan: “Teatre romà d’Amman”
  • Chinese: “安曼羅馬劇院”
  • Chinese: “羅馬劇院 (安曼)”
  • Czech: “Římský amfiteátr”
  • Dutch: “Romeins theater van Amman”
  • Esperanto: “Romia Teatro de Amano”
  • French: “théâtre antique d’Amman”
  • French: “Théâtre antique d’Amman”
  • German: “Römisches Theater von Amman”
  • German: “Römisches Theater”
  • Hebrew: “התיאטרון הרומי בעמאן”
  • Hebrew: “התיאטרון הרומי ברבת עמון”
  • Hungarian: “ammáni római színház”
  • Hungarian: “Ammáni római színház”
  • Italian: “Teatro romano di Amman”
  • Italian: “Teatro romano”
  • Japanese: “ローマ劇場”
  • Slovenian: “Rimsko gledališče, Aman”
  • Spanish: “Teatro romano de Aman”
  • Spanish: “Teatro romano de Amán”
  • Turkish: “Amman Roma Tiyatrosu”
  • Ukrainian: “Античний театр у Філадельфії”
  • Urdu: “رومی تھیٹر (عمان)”
  • Urdu: “رومی تھیٹر”

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