Where is Amman Located in Jordan



The city of Amman is located in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, its capital and capital city center. Is the largest city in the Kingdom in terms of population and area. The population of the city of Oman during the statistics of 2014 about 3 million people, and is the administrative, commercial, educational and economic center of Jordan, and attracts many Arab and Western communities and tourists, Europeans and Arabs, , Because of its distinguished location and the many tourist and therapeutic sites in or nearby, such as the Roman amphitheater, Afra baths and others.

In 1921, Amman became the capital of the eastern Jordan, and became the capital of Jordan after its independence in 1946 after it was under British colonialism.

Oman dates back to the seventh millennium BCE and is one of the oldest cities to date. Amman is one of the oldest cities built on the ruins of the city called "Rabat Ammon" and then called it "Philadelphia" and then "Oman" and derived from the name "Rabat Ammon."


In the city of Amman, new groups of people from different regions and cities of the Kingdom have settled in and settled there. Others came from Palestine, Syria, the Caucasus, Iraq and others.


Oman was limited by seven mountains, but at the present time it has developed and increased the structure from all directions until it reached (20) mountains, whose mountains are less than sea level about (750 m) and the highest mountains about 1400 meters from the surface of the ink, The city of Aqaba is approximately 90 km away. The city of Irbid is about 90 km away. The Jordan River is about 45 km to the west, and the occupied Arab city of Jerusalem is 80 km to the west.

The majority of the mountains of Amman are located in the eastern Amman region and its mountains are: Mount of Palaces, Al-Juffa, Al-Taj, Al-Nuzha, Al-Nasr, Ashrafieh, Jabal Al Nathif, Al-Jadeed, Jabal Amman, Waibdeh, Al Qalaa and Al Hussein. The city of Amman is characterized by its topography as follows: Northern Oman: It consists of several fairly undulating mountains such as Shafa Badran, Jubayha and Abu Nusair. Central Amman: This area is a confluence of the valleys with the old stream of Amman. It is characterized by its steep valley. It also has layers and protrusions of prominent and rippling rocks such as Wadi Haddada, Wadi Abdoun and Wadi Saqra.


East and south-east of Oman: This area is characterized by its wavy surface, as well as desert areas extending to the desert of Jordan such as Qweismeh, North and South Marka. West Amman: This part of the region extends on the side of the Jordan Valley, such as: Sweileh, Shmeisani, Tla 'Al-Ali and Al-Rashid.