Amman

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Ammān

عَمَّان
Ceety
A view frae Amman Citadel Hill
A view frae Amman Citadel Hill
Banner o Ammān
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Ammān is located in Jordan
Ammān
Ammān
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
Kintra Jordan
GovrenorateCaipital Govrenorate
Foondit7000 BC
Municipality1909
Govrenment
 • MayorAqel Biltaji
Area
 • Total1680 km2 (650 sq mi)
Elevation
777–1400 m (2,564 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total4,007,526
 • Density2380/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
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[eedit | eedit soorce]

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

1 Âbdali 4 Qwésmé, Jwaydé, Abu Âlanda an Raqim 7 Müwaqar 10 Bader è Jadida 13 Jbeyha 16 Mārka 19 Ohod 22 Şhafa Badran 25 Tlaâ’l Âli
2 Abu Nsér 5 Yarmuk 8 Mqabalayen 11 Basmān 14 Khraybet essouq 17 Médina 20 Rās ıl Êyn 23 Swéyleh 26 Vādi'l Sér
3 Um-Ožayna 6 Jizah 9 Bader 12 Hüsbān 15 Marj ıl Hamām 18 Naûr 21 Sahāb 24 Tariq 27 Zahrān
Aerial photograph o Amman
View o a roondaboot in Amman
The Rainbow Cinema in Jabal Amman, locatit on Rainbow Street

Cultur[eedit | eedit soorce]

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

Cuisine[eedit | eedit soorce]

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]

Sport[eedit | eedit soorce]

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[eedit | eedit soorce]

Twin touns — sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Amman is twinned wi:[6]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  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. 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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