Quweismeh
Al-Quwaysimah
القويسمة | |
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| Coordinates: 31°55′N 35°57′E / 31.917°N 35.950°E | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Governorate | Amman Governorate |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 176,400 |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Al-Quwaysimah (Arabic: القُويسِمة, romanized: al-Quwaysima; alternatively spelled Quwaysma or Qweismeh) is an area part of the Greater Amman Municipality, and also one of the districts of Amman governorate. As of 2013 it had a population of 176,400, making it the fifth largest city in Jordan. In the 2015 census it was grouped with the localities of al-Jweideh, Abu Alandah and al-Rajib for a combined population of 296,273. In the 1915 Ottoman census it had a population of 101, all Muslims.