Amman

Summary

Amman is a city^[1]. Amman has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Amman is located in Amman Governorate^[3].
• Amman is in the country of Jordan^[4].
• Amman's head of government is recorded as Yousef Shawarbeh^[5].
• Amman's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Amman's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Amman's official language is recorded as Arabic^[8].
• Ammonites is named after Amman^[9].
• Amman's flag is recorded as flag of Amman^[10].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cairo^[11].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Muscat^[12].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baku^[13].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sylhet^[14].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sanaa^[15].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Islamabad^[16].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[17].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ankara^[18].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Khartoum^[19].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami^[20].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Doha^[21].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[22].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as São Paulo^[23].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Algiers^[24].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bucharest^[25].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nouakchott^[26].
• Amman's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tunis^[27].

Body

Geography

Amman is in the country of Jordan^[4]. Amman is located in Amman Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+500'}^[28], {'amount': '+5000'}^[29], {'amount': '+10000'}^[30], {'amount': '+20000'}^[31], {'amount': '+108000'}^[32], and {'amount': '+848587'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6] and big city^[7].

History and Context

Ammonites is named after Amman^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Amman include Amman City Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in Jordan^[36].

Why It Matters

Amman has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Amman is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Amman include Amman City Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in Jordan^[36].