Amman Postal code
About Amman
Amman is Jordan's capital and biggest city, as well as the economic, political, and cultural hub of the nation. Amman is the biggest city in the Levant area, with a population of 4,536,500, and the sixth largest metropolis in the Arab world.
The oldest evidence of habitation in Amman comes from 'Ain Ghazal, a Neolithic site that peaked about 7000 BC. The city was known as Rabbath Ammon during the Iron Age and served as the capital of the Ammonite civilisation. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt in the third century BC, reconstructed the city and renamed it "Philadelphia," establishing it as a regional hub of Hellenistic culture. Philadelphia was one of the 10 Greek cities of the Decapolis under Roman authority before being annexed as part of Arabia Petraea. In the seventh century AD, the Rashidun Caliphate seized the city from the Byzantines and renamed it Amman. The city fluctuated between times of destruction and abandonment and periods of relative prosperity as the Balqa region's core during the majority of the Middle Ages. From the 15th century until 1878, Amman was virtually abandoned until Ottoman officials started relocating Circassian refugees there.
In 1909, Amman's first municipal council was formed. Amman grew rapidly after its designation as Transjordan's capital in 1921 and subsequent waves of refugees: Palestinians in 1948 and 1967; Iraqis in 1990 and 2003; and Syrians since 2011. It was originally established on seven hills but has now expanded to include 19 hills and 22 regions controlled by the Greater Amman Municipality. Amman's neighbourhoods are named after the hills (Jabal) or valleys (Wadi) they inhabit, for example, Jabal Lweibdeh and Wadi Abdoun. East Amman is mostly comprised of ancient monuments that often hold cultural events, whilst West Amman is more contemporary and serves as the city's commercial hub.
Amman had around two million tourists in 2014, ranking it as the world's 93rd most visited city and the sixth most visited Arab city. Amman's economy is increasing at a moderate pace, and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has classified it as a Beta global city. Additionally, it was ranked one of the greatest cities in the Middle East and North Africa based on economic, labour, environmental, and sociocultural considerations. Along with Doha, the city is one of the most attractive sites in the Arab world for international firms to establish regional headquarters, behind only Dubai. Within the next decade, these three cities are likely to account for the lion's share of multinational corporate activity in the area.
Fatima Zahra
44 Abu Tamam St.
Abdoun Al Janobi (S)
Amman-11183
Jordan
