The Royal Botanical Garden is located in the Tal Al-Rumman area to the north of Amman, which administratively belongs to the Ain Al-Basha District / Al-Balqa Governorate within the central region of the Kingdom. The area of Tal al-Rumman is about 25 km from the capital, Amman. The site covers an area of 1,800 dunums of forested land, with varying heights above sea level, ranging between 180-500 meters above sea level.
The garden sits on one of the hills of the village of Tal al-Rumman, which God endowed with a mild climate and is characterized by its greenery and pure air, which made it a destination for those wishing to relax and rest away from the noise of the city. The site embraces a group of unique and endangered plants and herbs. The site overlooks the Jerash Mountains and overlooks the outskirts of the King Talal Dam.
Site selection mechanism
The selection of the site for the Royal Botanic Garden in Tal al-Rumman was not random. The following mechanism was used to select the site:
After searching around the Kingdom, eleven sites were proposed for the establishment of the park (including the current site).
Dr. Peter Wise Jackson, Irish Botany Professor, and in collaboration with local specialists and experts, identified the criteria for achieving the vision that was formulated for this distinguished national project, and a detailed evaluation was built based on these criteria.
After that, the experts inspected each of the eleven sites to evaluate it and study the extent to which it met these criteria and its suitability for establishing a botanical garden on it, and then a comprehensive detailed study was prepared for each site.
The current site of the garden met 14 out of 15 criteria and was chosen accordingly.
Access to the site
The site is distinguished by its proximity to several governorates, as it is located 25 km north of the capital, Amman. It is also close to the governorates of Balqa, Jerash, Ajloun, and Irbid, which makes it the center of the largest population gathering in the Kingdom, with about 80% of the population.
The site can be accessed from the road connecting the cities of Amman and Jerash through the crossroads leading to the village of Tal al-Rumman.
As for the site, there are many internal roads, the most important of which is the racetrack in the eastern part of the site, with a length of 3 km. It also contains two internal roads in the middle of the site from its eastern side towards its west, each of which is estimated to be about 1.5 km long, which are used as lines of fire.
prevailing climate
The park falls within the Mediterranean Bioclimatic Zone, which makes the region's climate semi-humid to semi-arid and can be described as typical "Mediterranean" in type. The annual rate of precipitation is about 300-350 mm of precipitation annually, and the rain falls irregularly from October to March.
The geological formation of the site
The site consists of "Kornab Sandstone" in the central highlands, with a fringe of Maghnia Marly limestone in the lower parts adjacent to the dam pool, with limited areas of limestone (naour) found in the highlands.
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