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	Tours operators Jordan, Accommodation Amman Jordan
		Amman is where the new world meets the old, gracefully, without conflict.
		Amman is also considered as one of the oldest city on earth, as excavation have shown that people were living there 3500 years before Christ.
		Amman became capital of Transjordania in 1920 and capital of Hashemite Kingdom in 1950, today it's a busy town with 2 millions inhabitants.
	www.chamhotels.com /amman_cham_hotel_city.html (180 words)

	Jordan (10/06)
		King Hussein ruled Jordan from 1953 to 1999, surviving a number of challenges to his rule, drawing on the loyalty of his military, and serving as a symbol of unity and stability for both the East Bank and Palestinian communities in Jordan.
		Jordan exported $6.9 million in goods to the U.S. in 1997, when two-way trade was $395 million; it exported $1.1 billion in 2005 and $574 million in the first six months of 2006, with two-way trade at almost $1.7 billion and $850 million respectively.
		Jordan is classified by the World Bank as a "lower middle income country." The per capita GDP, as reported by the IMF, was $2,317 for 2005, and 14.8% of the economically active population was unemployed at the end of 2005.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3464.htm (3689 words)

	Jordan
		Land degradation in Jordan is caused by uncontrolled urban expansion, desertification due to overgrazing, rising soil salinity due to inefficient irrigation measures, deforestation, mining spoils, and the absence of land use planning.
		Much of Jordan is desert, causing most of the population to be concentrated in the Western margin where most of the rainfall occurs, thereby subjecting this land to further pressure.
		Jordan lacks resources for major environmental projects and generally seeks donor funding for these, particularly in the critical water and wastewater sector where it has considerable unmet needs.
	www.usembassy-amman.org.jo /Enviro/Jordan.html (1090 words)

	Jordan - Touristic Sites - Amman
		The seven hills of Amman are an enchanting mixture of ancient and modern.
		The greatest charm of Amman, however, is found in the hospitality of its residents.
		Amman is built on seven hills, or jabals, each of which more or less defines a neighborhood.
	www.kinghussein.gov.jo /tourism1.html (1318 words)

	Amman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amman, sometimes spelled Ammann (Arabic عمان ʿAmmān), is the capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a city of more than 1.6 million inhabitants (2000), and the administrative capital and commercial centre of Jordan.
		Philadelphia was renamed to Amman during the Ghassanian era, and flourished under the Caliphates (with nearby capital) of the Ummayads (in Damascus) and the Abbasids (in Bagdad).
		Amman remained a small city until 1948, when the population expanded considerably due to an influx of Palestinian refugees as a result of their expulsion from the newly-created state of Israel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amman,_Jordan (1629 words)

	Amman
		Amman, the capital of Jordan, is a fascinating city of contrasts – a unique blend of old and new, ideally situated on a hilly area between the desert and the fertile Jordan Valley.
		Due to the city’s modern-day prosperity and temperate climate, almost half of Jordan’s population is concentrated in the Amman area.
		The Jordan Archeological Museum boasts an excellent collection of antiquities ranging from prehistoric times to the 15th century, including an exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls and four Iron Age anthropo-morphic coffins.
	www.visitjordan.com /MajorAttractions/Amman/tabid/64/Default.aspx (317 words)

	AllRefer.com - Amman, Jordan (Jordanian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Jordan's largest city and industrial and commercial heart, it is also a transportation hub, especially for pilgrims en route to Mecca.
		Amman, which is built on a series of hills and valleys, is noted for its locally quarried colored marble.
		After the Arab conquest of 635, the city, which then became known as Amman, experienced a steady decline; it was only a small village when Emir Abdullah (later King Abdullah I) made it the capital of newly created Transjordan in 1921.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Amman.html (399 words)

	Amman
		Jordan is not the most fortunately located country on the planet.
		Although Jordan receives a lot of important foreign aid, most of its advances can be attributed to the hard work of Jordanians—not to happening to find a pot of gold in the desert.
		Jordan’s caution appears to serve it well as it attempts to avoid becoming more involved in the many conflicts of its neighbors.
	www.american.edu /dlublin/travel/amman.html (763 words)

	Jordan Direct Tours Book Jordan Travel trips, Holidays by Local Tour operators
		All of our tours showcase Jordan’s amazing sites and rich history; the Rose-red city of Petra, the magnificent desert of Wadi Rum, Jerash; the best preserved Roman city in the world, and the Dead Sea; the lowest point on the surface of earth and its largest natural spa are just a few examples.
		We are passionate about Jordan and we wish to convey this passion to you, the traveller.
		Moreover, you can be assured of the added value of booking with Jordan Direct Tours; as a wholesale travel company, we command the most competitive hotel rates which are not usually available to the public, and we pass these savings on to you.
	www.jdtours.com (440 words)

	Amman
		Theoretically, the seasonal river of Wadi Amman and tributaries run through Amman, but are since long absorbed by the city.
		Amman is the commercial, industrial and administrative centre of Jordan.
		Amman has grown quickly after World War 2, both to serve the needs of a modern state and as a result of the many Palestinian refugees fleeing Palestine after the wars and establishment of the state of Israel.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/amman.htm (430 words)

	Jordan Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		The ancient Crusader stronghold of Karak (or Kerak) lies within the walls of the old city and is one of the highlights of Jordan.
		Travellers to Jordan should exercise caution in popular public sites and be informed at all times of the current political situation.
		The strange kink in the eastern border between Jordan and Saudi Arabia is known as 'Winston's Hiccup', supposedly because Winston Churchill drew the boundary of Transjordan after a more than satisfactory lunch.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/middle-east/jordan (274 words)

	JORDAN - Amman
		Amman / Jerash and Adjlun / Bethany and Dead Sea / Madaba, Mt Nebo and Kerak / Petra / Aqaba / Wadi Rum
		Amman, known as Philadelphia in Roman times, is a fascinating combination of ancient and modern, bustling yet sophisticated, efficient yet friendly and a city you will want to visit again.
		Amman is the perfect base for touring northern Jordan.
	www.aquatours.com /jordan/amman.htm (466 words)

	Amman, Jordan
		Amman, the modern and ancient capital of Jordan, is one of the
		Amman was known in the Old Testament as
		Amman's modern history began in the late 19th Century, when the Ottomans resettled a colony of Circassian emigrants in 1878.
	www.atlastours.net /jordan/amman.html (305 words)

	Amman travel guide - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Amman is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (population c.
		Jordan's specialty, mansaf, is a delicious lamb and rice meal, typically eaten with one's hands.
		Kempinski Amman [2], Abdul Hameed Shouman Street, Shmeisani, tel +962 6 5200 200, tel +962 6 5200 202 - a recent addition to the city: all the luxury of a 5 star with a number of interesting modern art features in the designer building.
	wikitravel.org /en/Amman (1163 words)

	NewsForge \| Advocating Linux and Open Source in Amman, Jordan
		Jordan is an Arab country that has no oil reserves and is, therefore, comparatively poor even though it has a bright and -- by the region's standards -- well-educated population.
		Jordan is one of the many countries where the cost of proprietary software is simply out of reach for most local entrepreneurs and even most government agencies.
		Jordan is an oppressive dictatorship and the strangeness of the whole situation - advocating freedom to slaves (AKA as citizens of Jordan) - should be mentioned.
	newsforge.com /newsforge/02/12/24/0349250.shtml?tid=192 (3189 words)

	CNN.com - Furious Jordanians take to streets - Nov 10, 2005
		AMMAN, Jordan (CNN) -- Calling the al Qaeda in Iraq leader a "lowlife," Jordanians on Thursday flooded the nation's capital in bitter protest of the triple suicide bombings that shook the city a day earlier and killed at least 56 people, most of Arab descent.
		It is Jordan's close ties to the West that made it a target for the attacks that wounded more than 100 at the Radisson, Grand Hyatt and Days Inn hotels, according to the Web posting attributed to al Qaeda in Iraq.
		A small contingent of FBI personnel from the agency's laboratory division is traveling to Amman at the request of the Jordanian government, FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said Thursday.
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/meast/11/10/jordan.blasts/index.html (1223 words)

	FOXNews.com - Explosions Hit Three Hotels in Jordan - U.S. & World
		The king affirmed in his statement that such terrorist operations "would not dissuade Jordan from pursuing its role in fighting terrorism and the criminal terrorist groups and those who are behind them and justify their acts" and vowed that the terrorists will be brought to justice.
		Jordan's news agency reported that dozens were expected at organized marches in Amman and elsewhere Thursday to protest the attacks.
		Jordan's rulers, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, are cosmopolitan, modern and friendly to the West.
	www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,175079,00.html (2125 words)

	Amman University: Home
		Renowned for its elegant and beautiful styles of stone-built architecture, Amman is also the commercial, industrial and administrative center of Jordan.
		Archaeological excavation at Ain Ghazal has shown evidence not only of a settled life, but also the growth of artistic work, holding the biblical name of Rabbah Ammon, and was important as the chief city of the Ammonites.
		Amman University is registred in 4icu.org Directory containing 7000 universities and colleges in 200 countries.
	www.amman.edu /home.html (337 words)

	Amman : Introduction \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In biblical times, Amman was Rabbath-Ammon, the capital of the Ammonite people; in the Hellenistic/Roman period, this was the formidable city of Philadelphia, a member of the league of cities known as the Decapolis?impressive ruins from those times still blend into the structure of modern Amman.
		During the early 1920s, when Trans-Jordan was carved out of the wreckage of the Ottoman Empire, centrally located in Amman (at that time little more than a village), rather than the larger town of Salt to the north, was chosen as Emir Abdullah?s administrative center.
		Amman has fabulous (and very affordable) Middle Eastern restaurants as well as interesting local craft cooperatives and shops to visit.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/amman/0367010001.html (354 words)

	Amman Hotels - Discount Jordan Hotel Accommodation by DirectRooms
		This hotel is located in the centre of Amman, close to the main diplomatic....
		The hotel is close to the heart of Amman, in the centre of the commercial....
		Located centrally on the 5th circle in central Amman; this is the heart of the city and close....
	directrooms.com /jordan/hotels/amman-hotels/price1.htm (185 words)

	Amman, Jordan: Event Highlights for 2006
		One of the most gruelling sporting events in Jordan, contestants race from Amman down through the deserts of southern Jordan, along scorching tarmac roads.
		This annual summer festival is Jordan's biggest international cultural event, and regularly draws thousands of participants for its thrilling rides, endless food and entertainment stalls.
		Amman's annual summer music festival is a great way to hear some of the best local talents onstage, and is jazzed up with the yearly addition of some bright international names.
	www.holidaycityflash.com /jordan/amman_calendar.htm (168 words)

	MichaelMoore.com : Amman, Jordan: Day 32 of the Troops Home Fast
		He is so fortunate to live in Jordan with his family, but he has been shot and the target of rockets in his home for his work for peace.
		I will be leaving Jordan tomorrow to head to Camp Casey III to confront George with the horrors of his failed policies in the Middle East.
		She is currently in Amman, Jordan meeting with Iraqi officials while on Day 32 of the Troops Home Fast.
	www.michaelmoore.com /mustread/index.php?id=704 (1073 words)

	Amman-Jordan Photo Gallery by Mansour Mouasher at pbase.com
		Jordan will also be very proud to accommodate such a sensitive and inspiring person as yourself.
		I visited Amman, Jordan the end of Decmeber 2004 and found it to be such a beautiful city.
		Amman is a beautiful city, as is all of Jordan.
	www.pbase.com /mansour_mouasher/amman (4756 words)

	Amman, Jordan: Things To See & Do
		Famously known as the Lost City from the Hollywood Blockbuster, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, this spectacular city carved in the red stone of mountains must be seen to be believed.
		One of the most unusual seas in the world, the high salinity of the Dead Sea's waters has attracted visitors for thousands of years for its therapeutic properties.
		The heart of downtown Amman is the only part of the city still retaining its ancient character, and is a nice place for to walk around and explore the numerous souqs, shops, restaurants and street vendors.
	www.holidaycityflash.com /jordan/amman_things_todo.htm (315 words)

	CNN.com - Jordan says major al Qaeda plot disrupted - Apr 26, 2004
		AMMAN, Jordan (CNN) -- Jordanian authorities said Monday they have broken up an alleged al Qaeda plot that would have unleashed a deadly cloud of chemicals in the heart of Jordan's capital, Amman.
		In a nighttime raid in Amman, Jordanian security forces moved in on the terrorist cell.
		"The aim, Azmi told me, was to execute an operation to strike Jordan and the Hashemite Royal family, a war against the crusaders and infidels," Sharif said.
	www.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/meast/04/26/jordan.terror (965 words)

	The Official Website of The Amman Message - The Amman Message
		The Amman Message started as a detailed statement released the eve of the 27th of Ramadan 1425 AH / 9th November 2004 CE by H.M. King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein in Amman, Jordan.
		They specifically recognized the validity of all 8 Mathhabs (legal schools) of Sunni, Shi'a and Ibadhi Islam; of traditional Islamic Theology (Ash'arism); of Islamic Mysticism (Sufism), and of true Salafi thought, and came to a precise definition of who is a Muslim.
		There is no good in much of their secret conferences save (in) whosoever enjoineth charity and fairness and peace-making among the people and whoso doeth that, seeking the good pleasure of God, We shall bestow on him a vast reward.
	ammanmessage.com /index.php?lang=en (622 words)

	"Amman Jordan" - Shopping.com
		The City of Amman from the Citadel,Amman, Jordan by John Elk III Photograph...
		Temple of Hercules at the Citadel, Jebel Al-Qala, Amman, Jordan by Mark Daf...
		Columns of the Temple of Artemis at Ruins of Jerash North of the Amman Jord...
	www.shopping.com /xGS-Amman_Jordan (1198 words)

	Amman Jordan Hotels \| Travel Guides
		Today it's the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a rapidly evolving city of more than 2 million people that's a major financial center in the Middle East, as well as a favorite destination of international travelers.
		Local shawarma stands are ubiquitous in Amman, and French and Italian restaurants are well represented as well.
		Amman, Jordan travel guides, including Amman travel and dining guides, maps and Amman-specific specialty guides for business and leisure travelers to Amman, Jordan.
	www.amman-jordan.com (260 words)

	2005 Amman bombings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2005 Amman bombings were a series of coordinated bomb attacks on three hotels in Amman, Jordan on November 9, 2005.
		Abdullah II, the King of Jordan, cut short a state visit to Kazakhstan and returned to Jordan, where he pledged that "justice will pursue the criminals" and condemned the attacks.
		The King said "The pain you felt for the loss of your beloved ones, who were killed for no crime they committed, was shared by all Jordanians, regardless of their origins or religions." A relative of one of the victims presented a copy of the Koran to the King during his visit to the hospital.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2005_Amman_bombings (1727 words)

	The Country & People of Jordan
		Jordan's economy has traditionally been based on agriculture, although less than 5% of the land is arable.
		The inhabitants of Jordan are mostly of Arab descent (over half are of Palestinian descent), and Arabic is the official language, although English is also spoken among the higher socio-economic groups.
		The country gained independence in 1946, and the name was changed (1949) to Jordan, reflecting its acquisition of land W of the Jordan R. during the Arab-Israeli War of 1948.
	www.hejleh.com /countries/jordan.html (4018 words)

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