Amman
Visited in January 2010
At a glance
- Country
- Jordan
- Region
- Amman Governorate
- Population
- 4 million
- Type
- Capital of Jordan
- Coordinates
- 31.95°N, 35.93°E
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Overview
Amman is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of five million as of 2026, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant region, the seventh-largest city in the Arab world, and the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. Settlement in Amman dates to the 8th millennium BC at 'Ain Ghazal, home to the world's oldest human statues.
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