Umayyad Residential Units
Umayyad Residential Units is a ruins in Amman Governorate, Jordan. Umayyad Residential Units is situated nearby to the ruins Colonnaded Street, as well as near the archaeological site Umayyad Palace.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. Temple of Hercules is situated 250 metres south of Umayyad Residential Units.
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 690 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 3 km south of Umayyad Residential Units.
Umayyad Residential Units
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Amman Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.95594° or 31° 57′ 21″ northLongitude
35.9341° or 35° 56′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8G3QXW4M+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 757880130OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
“Umayyad Residential Units” goes by many names.
- German: “Umayyaden Wohneinheit”
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