Amman (English pronunciation: /ɑːˈmɑːn/; Arabic:عمّان) is the capital and most populous city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political and cultural centre. Situated in north-central Jordan, Amman is the administrative centre of the Amman Governorate. It has a population of 4,007,526 and a land area of 1,680 square kilometres (648.7sqmi). Today, Amman is considered to be among the most liberal and westernized Arab cities. It is a major tourist destination in the region, particularly among Arab and European tourists.
The earliest evidence of settlement in the area is a Neolithic site known as 'Ain Ghazal. Its successor was known as "Rabbath Ammon", which was the capital of the Ammonites, then as "Philadelphia", and finally as Amman. It was initially built on seven hills but now spans over 19 hills combining 27 districts, which are administered by the Greater Amman Municipality headed by its mayor Aqel Biltaji. Areas of Amman have either gained their names from the hills (Jabal) or valleys (Wadi) they lie on, such as Jabal Lweibdeh and Wadi Abdoun. East Amman is predominantly filled with historic sites that frequently host cultural activities, while West Amman is more modern and serves as the economic center of the city.
Māri (Tamil:மாரி), also known as Mariamman (Tamil:மாரியம்மன்) and Mariaai (Marathi: मरी आई), both meaning "Mother Mari", spelt also Maariamma (Tamil:மாரியம்மா), or simply Amman or Aatha (Tamil:அம்மன், "mother") is the South Indian Hindu goddess of rain. She is the main South Indian mother goddess, predominant in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Māri is closely associated with the Hindu goddesses Parvati and Durga as well as with her North Indian counterpart Shitaladevi. Goddess Mariamman is considered by many to be the South Indian Incarnation of Goodess Kali. It is said that when Kali went to Southern India as Mariamman, Bhairava followed her as Madurai Veeran.
Festivities for her happen during the late summer, early autumn season of "Aadi". Throughout the Tamil Nadu and deccan region, grand festival known as "Aadi Thiruvizha" are taken for Maariamman. Her worship mainly focuses on bringing rains and curing diseases like cholera, smallpox, and chicken pox.
AMMAN — Jordan is preparing to host the ninth GlobalLandForum, being the first host-country in the region, with the aim to highlight land-related issues nationally, regionally and globally. Organised by the International Land Coalition (ILC), the forum is a triannual meeting ...
94 solar years ago, on this day in 1928 AD, Britain granted ‘protectorate’ status to Jordan – a state it had created in 1920 by the river of the same name, by dividing the historical land of "Shaam” (Greater Syria) in collaboration with France on the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War 1.
If the aircraft had been registered in Israel it would have been permitted to land here, but in this case it was suggested that the plane land in Amman [Jordan] and that the body be transported to Israel by car.
It was the morning of the 28th – three days after the now-infamous January 25 protests began in Tahrir Square – when I landed in Cairo together with some colleagues. We had been reporting in Amman, Jordan, and from speaking to our contacts in Egypt, there was a sense something big was going to happen. That day was the first Friday of protest ... .
Read full article. 1/7 ...Image credits. Reuters. 2/7. A smiley face is seen carved into the head of a sunflower in a field in Dunham Massey, Britain, August 13, 2020. Image creduts. Reuters ...Norma Rashia, 22, undergoes facial massage with GiantAfrican land snails, which some claim boost collagen in the skin, at a centre in Amman, JordanSeptember 16, 2020.
He said the jet made a brief stopover in Amman, Jordan, on the way because it got a new call sign and became an Amman-Islamabad flight. “The aircraft bearing tail number M-ULTI landed in Islamabad on Oct ... It followed the same flight path for the return journey, making a landing in Amman and then taking off for Tel Aviv.” ... ....
Among the last of India’s athletes to compete in international tournaments before the lockdown were the boxers who were in Amman in March at the Olympic qualifiers where a record nine quotas were bagged. By the time the contingent landed back home in India, the 15-day travel ...
1 of 25 ...ImageCredit. Reuters. 2 of 25. Nurses hold newborn babies wearing protective face shields at the Praram 9 hospital in Bangkok, Thailand Image Credit. Reuters. 3 of 25 ... Image Credit. Reuters. 4 of 25. Norma Rashia, 22, undergoes facial massage with giant African land snails, which some claim boost collagen in the skin, in Amman, Jordan Image Credit.
AMMAN. A previously unknown agreement to turn sensitive land in the old city of Jerusalem into a parking lot — largely for the exclusive use of Jewish residents of the old city — is causing concern for the Palestinian leadership and members of the tiny Armenian community.
Opinion... 15, 2020 ... The image featured an arrow that began in Amman and ended in Tel Aviv to visually describe what the liberation of Palestine was going to entail ... 0 ... Not only was the PFLP busy hijacking planes and landing them in Jordanian airports, but there were more armed Palestinians than Jordanian military personnel roaming the streets of Amman ... .