Ras Al-Ein area
District in Amman city
Ras al-Ein (Arabic: رأس العين; alternative English spellings Ras Al-Ain, Ras al Ayn, etc.) is one of the 22 administrative sub-districts of the city of Amman, Jordan, as governed by the Greater Amman Municipality.
The character of the neighborhood has been summarized as "an eclectic mix of haphazardly connected memories and intentions, somehow combining the grandeur of the Roman Theatre to the bustling local markets and the newly imagined cultural projects and institutions."
Location
The technical boundaries of the district are: Ali Ben Abi Taleb Street to the north, As-Sakhrah Al-Musharrafah Street to the south, Al-Quds Street to the west and Price Hassan Street to the east. Colloquially, references to the Ras al-Ein neighborhood often indicate a more expansive definition. For example, Ras Al Ein Park is located technically just beyond the sub-district's northeastern boundaries.
Ras al-Ein is a sub-district of the larger Qasabah Amman area, which includes Al-Abdali, Al-Madinah, Al-Yarmuk, Bader, and Zahran.
Demographics
According to a 2015 general census, the population of Ras al-Ein stands at 138,024 divided into 28,474 households.
The boundaries of the district cover a relatively small geographic area compared to other districts in Amman—only 6.79 km2. Population density is 20,377/km2.
Features
Natural resources
The area contains a spring that provides a small fraction of Amman's water supply. It was once the location of a running spring.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Ras Al-Ein area” is district in Amman city. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Al-Ein, area and District, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q12212924. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2015.
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