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Ammān

عَمَّان
Ceety
👁 A view frae Amman Citadel Hill
A view frae Amman Citadel Hill
Coordinates: 31°56′59″N 35°55′58″E / 31.94972°N 35.93278°E / 31.94972; 35.93278Coordinates: 31°56′59″N 35°55′58″E / 31.94972°N 35.93278°E / 31.94972; 35.93278
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Jordan
GovrenorateCaipital Govrenorate
Foondit7000 BC
Municipality1909
Govrenment
MayorAqel Biltaji
Area
•Total1680km2 (650sqmi)
Elevation777–1400m (2,564ft)
Population
(2016)
•Total4,007,526
•Density2380/km2 (6,200/sqmi)
Demonym(s)Ammani
Time zoneGMT +2
•Summer (DST)+3
Area code(s)+962(6)
Websitehttp://www.ammancity.gov.jo/en/gam/index.asp

Amman (pronounced/ɑːˈmɑːn/(deprecatit template); Arabic: عمّان, ʿAmmān) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the Hashemite Kinrick o Jordan. A ceety o ower 2 million indwallers (2010 estimate),[1] it is the kintra's poleetical, cultural an commercial centre an ane o the auldest continuously inhabitit ceeties in the warld.[2] Amman is the admeenistrative seat o the homonymous govrenorate.

Amman wis named ane o the Middle East an North Africae's best ceeties accordin tae economic, labour, enviornmental, an socio-cultural factors.[3]

Destricts

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The ceety is admeenistered as the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) an covers 27 destricts which include:[4]

1Âbdali4Qwésmé, Jwaydé, Abu Âlanda an Raqim7Müwaqar10Bader è Jadida13Jbeyha16Mārka19Ohod22Şhafa Badran25Tlaâ’l Âli
2Abu Nsér5Yarmuk8Mqabalayen11Basmān14Khraybet essouq17Médina20Rās ıl Êyn23Swéyleh26Vādi'l Sér
3Um-Ožayna6Jizah9Bader12Hüsbān15Marj ıl Hamām18Naûr21Sahāb24Tariq27Zahrān
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Aerial photograph o Amman
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View o a roondaboot in Amman
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The Rainbow Cinema in Jabal Amman, locatit on Rainbow Street

Cultur

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A historic biggin in Jabel Webdeh
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A Moabite sarcophagus in Jordan Archaeological Museum
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Keeng Abdullah I Mosque, ane o the maist famous modren structurs in Amman.

Cuisine

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The New York Times praised the cuisine o Amman. "You’ll fynd the bricht vegetables frae Lebanon, crunchy falafels frae Sirie, juicy kebabs frae Egyp an, maist recently, spicy meat dishes frae Jordan’s neebour, Iraq. It’s kent as the fuid o the Levant— a auncient wird for the aurie boondit bi the Mediterranean Sea an the Arabie Peninsula. But the fuid here isna juist the sum ofits calories. In this poleetically, releegiously an ethnically fraucht corner o the warld, it is a seembol o bloodlines an identity."[5]

Amman-based fitball clubs Al-Wihdat an Al-Faisaly hae wan the naitional league several times.

The 2007 Asian Championships in Athletics an 2009 IAAF Warld Cross Kintra Championships wur hauden in the ceety.

Amman hosts the Jordan Rally, whilk form pairt o the FIA Warld Rally Championship, becomin the lairgest sportin event hauden in Jordan iver. Amman an aa hosts the Sama Tournament whilk is a pairt o the Trillium Championship.

Internaitional relations

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Twin touns — sister ceeties

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Amman is twinned wi:[6]

References

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  1. "DoS Jordan". Dos.gov.jo. Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2011. Retrieved 4 Julie 2010.
  2. Business Optimization Consultants B.O.C. "Jordan - Touristic Sites - Amman". Kinghussein.gov.jo. Archived frae the original on 15 Januar 2018. Retrieved 4 Julie 2010.
  3. http://sify.com/news/abu-dhabi-voted-best-city-in-mena-region-news-international-kl0wuhjcbdc.html
  4. "Greater Amman Muncipality - GAM Interactive". Ammancity.gov.jo. Archived frae the original on 9 Januar 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  5. Pergament, Danielle (13 Januar 2008). "All the Foods of the Mideast at Its Stable Center". The New York Times.
  6. "Amman's Relations with Other Cities". Archived frae the original on 2 Januar 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  7. "Sister Cities". Beijing Municipal Government. Archived frae the original on 17 Januar 2010. Retrieved 23 Juin 2009.
  8. "International Relations - São Paulo City Hall - Official Sister Cities". Prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 4 Julie 2010.
  9. "Milano - Città Gemellate". © 2008 Municipality of Milan (Comune di Milano). Archived frae the original on 10 Apryle 2014. Retrieved 17 Julie 2009.
  10. "Sarajevo Official Web Site: Sister cities". Sarajevo.ba. Archived frae the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 6 Mey 2009.

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