Ḩayy al Quwaysimah
Al-Quwaysimah is an area part of the Greater Amman Municipality, and also one of the districts of Amman governorate.
Al-Quwaysimah is an area part of the Greater Amman Municipality, and also one of the districts of Amman governorate. As of 2013 it had a population of 176,400, making it the fifth largest city in Jordan. In the 2015 census it was grouped with the localities of al-Jweideh, Abu Alandah and al-Rajib for a combined population of 296,273. In the 1915 Ottoman census it had a population of 101, all Muslims.
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Worth seeing in and around Ḩayy al Quwaysimah
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01King Abdullah Stadium
The King Abdullah II Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Amman, Jordan. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
1.2 km · stadium in Amman, Jordan · Wikipedia - 02The Jordan Museum
The Jordan Museum is located in Ras al-Ein district of Amman, Jordan. Built in 2014, the museum is the largest museum in Jordan and hosts some of the country's most important archaeological findings.
3.9 km · art museum, archaeological museum in Amman, Jordan · Wikipedia - 03Royal Tank Museum
The Royal Tank Museum is a military museum in Amman, Jordan, inaugurated on January 29, 2018. Located next to the King Abdullah II Park in Al Muqabalain.
2.6 km · tank museum in Amman, Jordan · Wikipedia - 04Ten Arches bridge
Ten Arches Bridge is a viaduct in Amman, Jordan, that was built as part of the Hejaz Railway during the Ottoman Empire. It is considered one of Amman's oldest landmarks.
2.6 km · bridge in Amman, Jordan · Wikipedia - 05Cave of the Seven Sleepers
The Cave of the Seven Sleepers is an archaeological and religious site in ar-Rajib, a village to the east of Amman, Jordan. It is claimed that this cave housed the Seven Sleepers, also known from Christian sources as the "Sleepers of Ephesus" and from the Qur’an as the "Companions of the Cave" —a group of young men who, according to Byzantine Christian and Islamic sources, fled the religious persecution of Roman emperor Decius.
3 km · cave in Jordan · Wikipedia - 06Jabal al-Ashrafiyeh
Jabal al-Ashrafieh is a town and neighbourhood in Amman, Jordan. Located in East Amman, it is the highest point in the city and it features many services, such as schools, restaurants, and shopfronts.
3.3 km · mountain · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ḩayy al Quwaysimah
- Airports
- Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 7 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 22 km · Ben Gurion (TLV), 101 km
- Aqaba → Ḩayy al Quwaysimah280 km · quickest by air, 3h 59m · JD40–60
- Tel Aviv → Ḩayy al Quwaysimah112 km · quickest by road, 2h 45m · ₪50–70
- Damascus → Ḩayy al Quwaysimah181 km · quickest by road, 3h 8m · $16–22
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ḩayy al Quwaysimah
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ḩayy al Quwaysimah. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAdditionally, this service may be run by a minibus with extremely limited seating and space for baggage.
- Get inVery occasionally, regional or charter flights use {{go| name | wikidata By bus=== {{go | name | url | address 31.99478 | long | phone | hours | lastedit=2025-05-20 | content=The new bus station in the northern fringes of Amman.
- Get aroundPrivate minibuses shadow the municipal buses.
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Next door to Ḩayy al Quwaysimah
Ḩayy al Quwaysimah is 4 km from Amman, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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