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Ammān
عمّان ʿAmmān
—  Ceety  —
A view frae Amman Citadel Hill
Ammān is located in Jordan
Ammān
Coordinates: 31°56′59″N 35°55′58″E / 31.94972°N 35.93278°E / 31.94972; 35.93278
Kintra Banner o Jordan Jordan
Govrenorate Caipital Govrenorate
Foondit 7000 BC
Municipality 1909
Govrenment
 - Mayor Abdul Halim Kilani
Aurie
 - Ceety 1,680 km2 (648.7 sq mi)
Hicht 777–1,400 m (2,564 ft)
Indwallers (2010)[1][2]
 - 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]

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Cultur [edit]

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 tradeetion 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 weir thair claes in a particular wey. 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 muisickers, mony o whaim are expatriates frae troubled auries like Iraq or Palestine. Amman is hame tae mony diverse releegious sects makkin up the twa primary releegions o Jordan, Islam an Christianity. Numerous mosques an kirks dot the caipital. The maist famous mosque o Amman is the Keeng Abduallah I Mosque that can hoose amaist 3,000 fowk.

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

Sport [edit]

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 [edit]

See an aw: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Jordan

Twin touns — sister ceeties [edit]

Amman is twinned wi:[6]

References [edit]

  1. ↑ http://www.dos.gov.jo/dos_home/dos_home_e/main/index.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/amman_population_in_2011
  3. ↑ DoS Jordan. Dos.gov.jo. Retrieved on 4 Julie 2010. .
  4. ↑ Business Optimization Consultants B.O.C.. Jordan - Touristic Sites - Amman. Kinghussein.gov.jo. Retrieved on 4 Julie 2010. .
  5. ↑ http://sify.com/news/abu-dhabi-voted-best-city-in-mena-region-news-international-kl0wuhjcbdc.html
  6. ↑ Amman’s Relations with Other Cities.
  7. ↑ Sister Cities. Beijing Municipal Government. Retrieved on 23 Juin 2009. .
  8. ↑ Prefeitura.Sp - Descentralized Cooperation[deid airtin]
  9. ↑ International Relations - São Paulo City Hall - Official Sister Cities. Prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Retrieved on 4 Julie 2010. .
  10. ↑ Milano - Città Gemellate. © 2008 Municipality of Milan (Comune di Milano). Retrieved on 17 Julie 2009. .
  11. ↑ Sarajevo Official Web Site : Sister cities. Sarajevo.ba. Retrieved on 6 Mey 2009. .

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