ancient ruins
Jerash
One of the best-preserved and most complete Roman provincial cities in the world, featuring colonnaded streets, temples, theaters, and an unusual oval plaza.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Ḩayy al Quwaysimah
Amman, Jordan · Asia
About Ḩayy al Quwaysimah
Ḩayy al Quwaysimah sits on the route: 10 minutes from Khuraybat as Sūq, 42km from Dead Sea.
Ḩayy al Quwaysimah is in Amman, Jordan, with about 32,000 people. The nearest town is Khuraybat as Sūq, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Ḩayy al Quwaysimah?
Within an hour or so of Ḩayy al Quwaysimah: Jerash (41 km), Dead Sea (42 km), Umm ar-Rasas (46 km), Ajloun Castle (51 km).
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The nearest famous roads are King's Highway and Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim).
Where is Ḩayy al Quwaysimah?
Ḩayy al Quwaysimah is in Amman, Jordan, about 4 km from Khuraybat as Sūq.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 32,396
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Jordan
- Region
- Amman
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
- Coordinates
- 31.9104, 35.9498
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Worth the detour from Ḩayy al Quwaysimah
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Dead Sea
Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.
42 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Umm ar-Rasas
A Roman garrison turned Byzantine church town on the Madaba plateau, where the mosaic floor of St Stephen's, laid in 785 CE, maps fifteen cities from Jerusalem to Alexandria. A 15m stylite tower stands alone to the north.
46 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Ajloun Castle
A 12th-century Ayyubid castle built by Saladin's general on a hilltop to control the Jordan Valley iron mines and counter Crusader expansion.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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