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King Faisal Square
King Faisal Street
King Faisal Square in 2013
King Faisal Square is located in Jordan
King Faisal Square
Location within Jordan
Native nameArabic: ساحة الملك فيصل
Former name(s)Municipality Square (Arabic: ساحة البلدية)
Clock Square (Arabic: ساحة الساعة)
As-Salt Square(Arabic: ساحة السلط)
Part ofDowntown Amman
NamesakeKing Faisal I of Iraq
Length250 m (820 ft)
Width25 m (82 ft)
Coordinates31°57′06″N 35°55′51″E / 31.9516971°N 35.9307139°E / 31.9516971; 35.9307139
FromAs-Saadeh Street and Ar-Reda Street
ToKing Hussein Street and Sha'ban 9 Street

King Faisal Square is a street in downtown Amman, Jordan that was built over the valley between the city's Jabal Amman and Jabal Qal'a.[1]

King Faisal I of Iraq mourning procession in 1933

References

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  1. ^ "ساحة الملك فيصل كانت مركز عمان الحيوي". Al-Ra'i. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2024.