Amman

Ammān
Ammān; عمّان ʿAmmān
	— Ceety —
	A view from Amman Citadel Hill
; Banner	Offeecial seal of Ammān; Seal
	; Ammān
	Coordinates: 31°56′59″N 35°55′58″E / 31.94972°N 35.93278°E
Kintra	Jordan
Govrenorate	Caipital Governorate
Foondit	7000 BC
Municipality	1909
	Govrenment
- Mayor	Omar Maani
	Aurie
- Ceety	1,680 km2 (648.7 sq mi)
Hicht	777–1,400 m (2,564 ft)
	Indwallers (2010)
- Urban	1,919,000
- Metro	2,125,000
Time zone	GMT +2
- Simmer (DST)	+3 (UTC)
Aurie code(s)	+962(6)
Wabsteid	http://www.ammancity.gov.jo/en/gam/index.asp

Amman (pronounced /ɑːˈmɑːn/; Arabic: عمّان‎, ʿAmmān) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o the Hashemite Kinrick o Jordan. A ceety o ower 2 million inhabitants (2010 estimate),^[3] it is the kintra's poleetical, cultural an commercial centre an ane o the auldest continuously inhabitit ceeties in the warld.^[4] 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. ^[5]

Table o contents

1 Cultur
2 Sport
3 Internaitional relations
- 3.1 Twin touns — sister ceeties
4 References
5 Freemit airtins

[edit] Cultur

A historic biggin in Jabel Webdeh

A Moabite sarcophagus in Jordan Archaeological Museum

Keeng Abdullah I Mosque, Ane o the maist famous modren structures in Amman.

Amman is ane o the maist leeberal ceeties in the Middle East an Eurasie. Amman is an aa ane o the maist wastrenised ceeties in the region, aheid o places like Cairo or Damascus. Its cultur an airts scene is thrivin. Its freedom o worship is a lang staundin tradition o Jordan. The Jordanian media is an aa ane o the maist unrestrictit in the region. Jordan haes nae laws forcin weemen or men tae dress in a particular way. Housomeivver, appropriate attire is expectit aroond places o worship o baith the Islamic an Christian faiths.

Due tae its stability an openness, Jordan—especially Amman—is hame tae mony different airtists, writers, an muisicians, mony o whom are expatriates frae troubled auries like Iraq or Palestine. Amman is hame tae mony diverse releegious sects makin up the twa primary releegions o Jordan, Islam and Christianity. Numerous mosques and kirks dot the caipital. The maist famous mosque o Amman is the Keeng Abduallah I Mosque which can hoose amaist 3,000 fowk.

Numerous cultural centres can be foond throughoot Amman, maist notably the Al Hussein Cultural Center which contains ower 30,000 beuks an plans tae double that number, 30 computer sets, an electronic library an specialized libraries. Numerous IT an library centres can be foond throughoot the ceety.

[edit] Sport

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 held in the ceety.

Amman hosts the Jordan Rally, which form pairt o the FIA Warld Rally Championship, becomin the biggest sportin event held in Jordan iver. Amman an aa hosts the Sama Tournament Which is a pairt o the Trillium Championship.