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Hisban

Place in Amman Governorate, Jordan

Hisban

Hisban is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan.

Tell Hisban is one of a few possible locations thought to be biblical Heshbon.

How locals move

Getting around Hisban the local way

  • Get inAlso, there are frequent minibuses from the 7th circle in Amman (1 JD)—they come from the center direction and take a turn south onto the airport road, directly after which you will find the bus stop.
  • Get inYou can also get buses from the Mahatta bus station, and minibuses from the Muhajireen bus station near the Jordan Museum (0.65 JD) which enter Madaba from the west rather than from Airport Rd.

From Wikivoyage: Madaba, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Matson Collection (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.