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Amman, Amman Governorate, Jordan


Alternative Names:'Amman, AMM, Ama, Aman, Amanas, Amani, Amano, Amans, Amman, Ammana, Ammon, Ammán, Ammān, Ammāna, Amàn, Amán, Amã, Gorad Aman, Philadelphia, Rabbah, Rabbath Ammon, am'man, am'mana, aman, amana, amani, amman, an man, anman, xam man, yamman, ʻmʼn, ʿman, ʿmʾn, Αμμάν, Аман, Амман, Аммон, Горад Аман, Ամման, אמאן, עמאן, ئاممان, امان, عمان, عمان شہر, عمّان, عَمّان, عەممان, ܥܡܐܢ, अम्मान, আম্মান, ਅਮਾਨ, அம்மான், ಅಮ್ಮಾನ್, അമ്മാൻ, อัมมาน, ཨམ་མན།, ამანი, አማን, ‘Ammān, アンマン, 安曼, 암만
Type:Capital of a political entity
Mindat.org Region:Amman Governorate, Jordan
Region:Amman Governorate, Jordan
Latitude:31° 57' 18" N
Longitude:35° 56' 42" E
Lat/Long (dec):31.95522,35.94503
Köppen climate type:BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Population:1,275,857 (2018)
Mindat Feature ID:250441
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:250441:4
GUID:d4cc14e0-c37c-4f4a-a19f-17b87d377edf
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Jerash lignite occurrence, Jerash, Jerash Governorate, Jordan32° 16' 28" N35° 53' 45" E35.8km (22.3 miles)
Mugharet el-Wardeh deposit, Ajloun Governorate, Jordan32° 13' 20" N35° 42' 42" E37.0km (23.0 miles)
Daba, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 37' 0" N36° 7' 59" E41.6km (25.9 miles)
Khurayyim Mount (Jabal al Khurayyim), Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 35' 24" N36° 10' 24" E46.0km (28.6 miles)
Khan ez Zabib, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 39' 54" N36° 20' 22" E49.3km (30.6 miles)
Daba marble quarry, Daba, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 32' 30" N36° 10' 18" E50.7km (31.5 miles)
Unnamed marble quarries, Tulul al Hammam, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 32' 30" N36° 10' 18" E50.7km (31.5 miles)
Wadi Zerka, Madaba Governorate, Jordan31° 37' 18" N35° 34' 0" E51.5km (32.0 miles)
Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine31° 46' 59" N35° 25' 59" E52.0km (32.3 miles)
Wadi Al Fari'ah outcrop, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine32° 10' 0" N35° 27' 0" E52.2km (32.5 miles)
Jebel Harmun (Jabel Harum), Quds Governorate, West Bank, Palestine31° 46' 0" N35° 25' 59" E52.7km (32.7 miles)
Tulul al Hammam, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 31' 59" N36° 12' 0" E52.7km (32.8 miles)
Safawi, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan32° 10' 59" N36° 28' 0" E55.3km (34.4 miles)
Jordan Areva Resources, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 30' 14" N36° 13' 29" E56.7km (35.3 miles)
Wadi El Malih Volcanic Field, Tubas Governorate, West Bank, Palestine32° 19' 59" N35° 28' 0" E61.6km (38.3 miles)
Suwaqa al Gharbiya, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 23' 59" N36° 4' 0" E62.8km (39.0 miles)
Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 23' 53" N36° 9' 45" E65.3km (40.6 miles)
North Siwaqa complex, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 24' 15" N36° 14' 34" E67.4km (41.9 miles)
Qatranaite locality, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 24' 23" N36° 15' 6" E67.6km (42.0 miles)
Nahal Darga, Bethlehem Governorate, West Bank, Palestine31° 35' 17" N35° 22' 22" E67.8km (42.1 miles)
Deynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 22' 0" N36° 11' 9" E69.3km (43.1 miles)
Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 21' 51" N36° 10' 54" E69.4km (43.1 miles)
Unnamed phosphorite quarry, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 21' 51" N36° 10' 54" E69.4km (43.1 miles)
Luhuf Jadir Outcrop, Tubas Governorate, West Bank, Palestine32° 21' 0" N35° 21' 0" E71.2km (44.2 miles)
Bayt Sahur (Beit Sahur), Bethlehem Governorate, West Bank, Palestine31° 41' 50" N35° 13' 24" E74.0km (46.0 miles)
Ein Gedi, Dead Sea, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel31° 26' 59" N35° 22' 59" E77.3km (48.0 miles)
Qastel quarry, Jerusalem District, Israel31° 47' 4" N35° 8' 24" E78.3km (48.7 miles)
Khushaym Matruk, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 16' 45" N36° 17' 47" E82.2km (51.1 miles)
Yarmouk river, Maqarin area, Irbid Governorate, Jordan32° 43' 52" N35° 52' 18" E86.6km (53.8 miles)
Jabal Aritayn, Safawi, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan32° 4' 44" N36° 51' 23" E87.0km (54.1 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
Tabuk basin, Arabian PlateBasin
AsiaContinent
JordanCountry
Amman Governorate, JordanGovernorate

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Jordan, Amman, Amman116.2.3.0.0.0
 
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