Amman
Ammān عَمَّان | |
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Ceety | |
 A view frae Amman Citadel Hill | |
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  Ammān | |
| Coordinates: 31°56′59″N 35°55′58″E / 31.94972°N 35.93278°ECoordinates: 31°56′59″N 35°55′58″E / 31.94972°N 35.93278°E | |
| Kintra |  Jordan |
| Govrenorate | Caipital Govrenorate |
| Foondit | 7000 BC |
| Municipality | 1909 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Aqel Biltaji |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1680 km2 (650 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 777–1400 m (2,564 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 4,007,526 |
| • Density | 2380/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ammani |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code(s) | +962(6) |
| Website | http://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 |
Cultur
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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
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References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "DoS Jordan". Dos.gov.jo. Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2011. Retrieved 4 Julie 2010.
- ↑ Business Optimization Consultants B.O.C. "Jordan - Touristic Sites - Amman". Kinghussein.gov.jo. Retrieved 4 Julie 2010.
- ↑ http://sify.com/news/abu-dhabi-voted-best-city-in-mena-region-news-international-kl0wuhjcbdc.html
- ↑ "Greater Amman Muncipality - GAM Interactive". Ammancity.gov.jo. Archived frae the original on 9 Januar 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ↑ Pergament, Danielle (13 Januar 2008). "All the Foods of the Mideast at Its Stable Center". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Amman's Relations with Other Cities". Archived frae the original on 2 Januar 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ↑ "Sister Cities". Beijing Municipal Government. Archived frae the original on 17 Januar 2010. Retrieved 23 Juin 2009.
- ↑ "International Relations - São Paulo City Hall - Official Sister Cities". Prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 4 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "Milano - Città Gemellate". © 2008 Municipality of Milan (Comune di Milano). Archived frae the original on 10 Apryle 2014. Retrieved 17 Julie 2009.
- ↑ "Sarajevo Official Web Site : Sister cities". Sarajevo.ba. Archived frae the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 6 Mey 2009.
Freemit airtins
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Travel guide tae Amman frae Wikivoyage
- Amman Ceety Guide[deid airtin]
- 360 degrees panorama frae the Citadel Hill in central Amman Archived 2010-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Amman interactive map Archived 2009-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Amman Discussion Forum (in Arabic)
- Amman photo Gallery Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Amman photo Slideshow
- Wabsteid for Amman's centennial celebrations tellin the modren history o the ceety[deid airtin]
- Jordan Times Urban Crossroads airticles on Amman[deid airtin]
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