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Amman

American

[ah-mahn, ah-mahn] / ɑˈmɑn, ˈɑ mɑn /

noun

a city in and the capital of Jordan, in the W part.

Amman British

/ əˈmɑːn /

noun

Ancient names: Rabbath Ammon. Philadelphia. the capital of Jordan, northeast of the Dead Sea: ancient capital of the Ammonites, rebuilt by Ptolemy in the 3rd century _bc . Pop: 1 292 000 (2005 est)

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The IAG-owned airline said Monday that flights to Amman, Bahrain, Dubai and Tel Aviv have been canceled until May 31, while flights to Doha are canceled until April 30.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

British Airways has cancelled services to Tel Aviv and Bahrain until Wednesday, and Amman in Jordan on Saturday.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Jordan opened the Zaatari camp located north of Amman in 2012, a year into the war in neighbouring Syria, to host people fleeing the conflict.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Potential upside for recovery in the Indonesian miner’s gold business could come from strategic partner Freeport Indonesia securing copper concentrate from Amman Mineral Internasional.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

The city of Amman was flooded with refugees like us who had fled during the war and could not return to their homes.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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