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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Odeon Theater and Citadel Hill.
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The Odeon is a small 500-seat theatre in , Jordan.
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The Amman Citadel on is an archaeological… is situated 560 metres northwest of Roman Theater.
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The Amman Citadel on Citadel Hill is an archaeological… is situated 550 metres northwest of Roman Theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amman and Jabal el-Hussein camp.
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is one of the 10 officially…
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Amman New Camp, usually known as the Al-Wehdat…

Roman Theater

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Latitude
31.95162° or 31° 57′ 6″ north
Longitude
35.93932° or 35° 56′ 22″ east
Open location code
8G3QXW2Q+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 608094627
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
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building=­yes
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historic=­yes
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tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2634316

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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”
  • Armenian: “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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