Amman

:This article is about the city Amman. For the South Indian deity, see Amman (goddess).

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Amman (Arabic عمان ʿAmmān), the capital of the Kingdom of Jordan, is a city of more than 1.6 million inhabitants (2000), and is the commercial and administrative centre of Jordan.

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Throughout history, Amman has been inhabited by several civilizations.

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The first civilization on record is during the Neolithic period, around 6500 BC,

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where archaeological discoveries in Ain Ghazal, in eastern Amman,

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Jordan: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, commonly called Jordan (Arabic أردنّ, transliterated ʼUrdunn), is a country in the Middle East. It is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the north-east, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, and Israel and West Bank to the west. ...