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Country Jordan. Governorate. Capital Governorate. Founded. 72. 50 BCMunicipality. Government • Mayor. Yousef Shawarbeh(Deputy Mayor)[3]Area • Total. Highest elevation. Lowest elevation.

Population (2. 01. Total. 4,0. 07,5.

Density. 2,3. 80/km. Demonym(s)Ammani. Time zone. EET (UTC+2) • Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)Postal code. Area code(s)+9. 62(6)Website. Greater Amman Municipality. Amman (English: ; Arabic: عمّان‎‎ ʻammānpronounced [ʕamːaːn]) is the capital and most populous city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political and cultural centre.[4] Situated in north- central Jordan, Amman is the administrative centre of the Amman Governorate.

The city has a population of 4,0. Today, Amman is considered to be among the most liberal and westernized Arab cities.[6] It is a major tourist destination in the region, particularly among Arab and European tourists.[7]The earliest evidence of settlement in the area is a Neolithic site known as 'Ain Ghazal. Its successor was known as "Rabbath Ammon", which was the capital of the Ammonites, then as "Philadelphia", and finally as Amman.[8] It was initially built on seven hills but now spans over 1. Greater Amman Municipality headed by its mayor Aqel Biltaji.[9] Areas of Amman have gained their names from either the hills (Jabal) or the valleys (Wadi) they occupy, such as Jabal Lweibdeh and Wadi Abdoun.[8] East Amman is predominantly filled with historic sites that frequently host cultural activities, while West Amman is more modern and serves as the economic center of the city.[1. Approximately two million visitors arrived in Amman in 2. Arab city.[1. 1] Amman has a relatively fast growing economy,[1.

Beta− on the global city index.[1. Moreover, it was named one of the Middle East and North Africa's best cities according to economic, labor, environmental, and socio- cultural factors.[1. The city is among the most popular locations in the Arab world for multinational corporations to set up their regional offices, alongside Doha and only behind Dubai. Watch Sour Grapes Online Ibtimes.

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It is expected that in the next 1. Etymology[edit]Amman derives its name from the 1. BC when the Ammonites named it "Rabbath Ammon", with the term Rabbath meaning the "Capital" or the "King's Quarters". Over time, the term "Rabbath" was no longer used and the city became known as "Ammon". The influence of new civilizations that conquered the city gradually changed its name to "Amman".[1. In the Hebrew Bible, it is referred to as "Rabbat ʿAmmon" (Biblical Hebrew: רבת עמון‎, Tiberian Hebrew.

Rabbaṯ ʿAmmôn). However, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the Macedonian ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom who reigned from 2. BC, renamed the city to "Philadelphia" (Ancient Greek: Φιλαδέλφεια; literally: "brotherly love") after occupying it. The name was given as an adulation to his own nickname, Philadelphus.[1. History[edit]Ancient period[edit]In the outskirts of Amman, one of the largest known ancient settlements in the Near East was discovered. The site, known as 'Ain Ghazal which is situated on a valley- side, dates back to 7. BC and spans an area of 1.

It was a typical average sized aceramic. Neolithic village that accommodated around 3,0. Its houses were rectangular mud- bricked buildings that included a main square living room, whose walls were made up of lime plaster.[1. The site was discovered in 1. By 1. 98. 2 when the excavations started, around 6. Despite the damage brought by urban expansion, the remains of 'Ain Ghazal provided a wealth of information.[2.

Ain Ghazal is well known for a set of small human statues found buried in pits which were discovered in 1. These statues are human figures made with white plaster. The figures have painted clothes, hair, and in some cases ornamental tattoos. Thirty- two figures were found in two caches, fifteen of them full figures, fifteen busts, and two fragmentary heads. Three of the busts were two- headed, the significance of which is not clear.[2. In the 1. 3th century BC Amman was the capital of the Ammonites, and became known as "Rabbath Ammon". Watch Die Hard: With A Vengeance Streaming. Ammon provided several natural resources to the region, including sandstone and limestone.

Along with a productive agricultural sector, which made Ammon a vital location along the King's Highway, the ancient trade route connecting Egypt with Mesopotamia, Syria and Anatolia. As with the Edomites and Moabites, trade along this route gave the Ammonites considerable revenue.[2. Ammonites worshiped an ancient deity called Moloch. Excavations by archaeologists near Amman Civil Airport uncovered a temple, which included an altar containing many human bone fragments. The bones showed evidence of burning, which led to the assumption that the altar functioned as a pyre.[2.

Today, several Ammonite ruins across Amman exist, such as Qasr Al- Abd, Rujm Al- Malfouf and some parts of the Amman Citadel. The ruins of Rujm Al- Malfouf consist of a surveillance stone tower that was used to ensure protection of their capital and several store rooms east of it.[2. The city was later conquered by the Assyrian Empire, followed by the Persian Empire.

Classical period[edit]Conquest of the Middle East and Central Asia by Alexander the Great firmly consolidated the influence of Hellenistic culture.[2. The Greeks founded new cities in the area of modern- day Jordan, including Umm Qays, Jerash and Amman. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the Macedonian ruler of Egypt, who occupied and rebuilt the city, named it "Philadelphia", which means "brotherly love" in Greek. The name was given as an adulation to his own nickname, Philadelphus.[2.

One of the most original monuments in Jordan, and perhaps in the Hellenistic period in the Near East, is the village of Iraq Al- Amir in the valley of Wadi Al- Sir, southwest of Amman, which is home to Qasr Al- Abd (Castle of the Slave). Other nearby ruins include a village, an isolated house and a fountain, all of which are barely visible today due to the damage brought by a major earthquake that hit the region in the year 3. Qasr Al- Abd is believed to have been built by Hyrcanus of Jerusalem, who was the head of the powerful Tobiad family. Shortly after he began the construction of that large building, in 1. BC upon returning from a military campaign in Egypt, Antiochus IV conquered Jerusalem, ransacked a temple where the treasure of Hyrcanus was kept and appeared determined to attack Hyrcanus. Upon hearing this, Hyrcanus committed suicide, leaving his palace in Philadelphia uncompleted.[2. The Tobiads fought the Arab Nabateans for twenty years until they lost the city to them.

After losing Philadelphia, we no longer hear of the Tobiad family in written sources.[3. The Romans conquered much of the Levant in 6.

BC, inaugurating a period of Roman rule that lasted for four centuries. In the northern modern- day Jordan, the Greek cities of Philadelphia (Amman), Gerasa, Gedara, Pella and Arbila joined with other cities in Palestine and Syria; Scythopolis, Hippos, Capitolias, Canatha and Damascus to form the Decapolis League, a fabled confederation linked by bonds of economic and cultural interest.[3.

Philadelphia became a point along a road stretching from Ailah to Damascus that was built by Emperor Trajan in 1. AD. This provided an economic boost for the city in a short period of time.

During the late Byzantine era in the seventh century, several bishops and churches were based in the city.[3. Roman rule in Jordan left several ruins across the country, some of which exist in Amman, such as the Temple of Hercules at the Amman Citadel, the Roman Theatre, the Odeon, and the Nymphaeum.

The two theatres and the Nymphaeum fountain were built during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius around AD 1. The theatre was the larger venue of the two and had a capacity for 6,0. It was oriented north and built into the hillside, to protect the audience from the sun.