Umayyad Residential Units
Umayyad Residential Units is an archaeological site in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Umayyad Residential Units is situated nearby to Jordan Archaeological Museum, as well as near the archaeological site Umayyad Mosque.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Citadel Hill and Temple of Hercules.
Citadel Hill
Temple of Hercules
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 Jordan.
Roman Theater
Theater building
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roman Theatre of Amman 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. Roman Theater is situated 560 metres southeast of Umayyad Residential Units.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amman and Jabal el-Hussein camp.
Amman
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
Amman is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with a population of about 4 million as of 2020. Amman forms a great base for exploring the country and does, despite popular belief, hold a few items of interest to the traveler.
Jabal el-Hussein camp
Neighborhood
Jabal el-Hussein camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of the Abdali area district of Amman.
Al-Wehdat camp
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 Amman, the capital city of Jordan, occupies a 0.48 km2. Al-Wehdat camp is situated 2½ km south of Umayyad Residential Units.
Umayyad Residential Units
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.95439° or 31° 57′ 16″ northLongitude
35.93431° or 35° 56′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8G3QXW3M+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 757801476OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Umayyad Residential Units” goes by many names.
- German: “Umayyaden Wohneinheit”
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Notable Places Nearby
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