Directions To The Churches
Of The Sacred Heart Parish In Amman

St. Mary of Nazareth Church (As-Sweifiyeh)

St. Mary of Nazareth Church		 St. Mary's A = Amra Hotel
M = A Mosque
+ =The Church
* = Traffic Signal
E = U. S. Embassy
5 = 5th Circle
6 = 6th Circle
7 = 7th Circle

The church is located south of the 6th Circle (and the Amra Hotel). If you come west along Zahran Street ("Circle Road") from the 5th Circle (and downtown), turn left at the 6th Circle light (coming from the 7th Circle, turn right) down Princess Alya Street, pass through one intersection with a traffic light, and the church will be on the left (halfway to the end of the street).

St. Joseph Church (Jabal Amman)


St. Joseph Church		 St. Joseph's S = Sri Lankan Consulate
I = Indian Embassy
H = Malhas Hospital
+ = The Church
1 = 1st Circle
2 = 2nd Circle
3 = 3rd Circle

The church is located south of the 1st Circle. If you come from the 2nd Circle, turn right at the 1st Circle (coming up 9 Sha'aban Street from downtown, go three quarters of the way around), pass through one intersection and go to the right around a large building (Malas Hospital); take the third right, pass through an intersection (between the Sri Lankan Consulate and the Indian Embassy), and the church will be on the left.

De La Salle Church (Frères College, Jabal Hussein)


De La Salle Church		 * = Traffic Signal
+ = The Church
X = The Jesuit Center

The Church is located on Ar-Razi Street at the southeast corner of the Frères College compound. From the light at Firas Circle, take Jamal al-Afaghani Street southwest for two blocks to the T-intersection at Ar-Razi Street, turn right, and the gate to the courtyard will be immediately on your right. The church is on the upper level of the building opposite the gate. -- To reach the Jesuit Center, turn left at the T-intersection (or as you leave Frères College), and it is about 500 m down Ar-Razi Street on the right-hand side.


The Jesuit Center in Amman
Church of the Annunciation (Jabal Al-Weibdeh)


Fr. O'Connell in Front
of the Church of the Annunciation		 Annunciation + = The Church
* = Traffic Signal

The church is located on the southwestern crest of Jabal Al-Weibdeh, west-southwest of the circle. One approach from King Husayn Street (heading downtown) is to bear right uphill on Mohammed Abdo Street (at the first light after Ar-Razi Street joins King Husayn Street). Follow Abdo Street (bearing right) through an intersection to the circle on the top of the hill. Go halfway around the circle (to the fourth right) and continue downhill through a complex intersection to a stop sign. Continue bearing right, and the church is at the second corner on the right after that stop sign.

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