Amman is the capital of Jordan.http://www.juggle.com/amman  The largest city in Jordan, it has a population of 2,125,400.http://www.juggle.com/amman  The city was founded in 6500 BC and is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world.http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/MajorAttractions/Amman/HistoryCulture/tabid/119/Default.aspx  Amman is Jordan's cultural, political, and commercial center.http://www.juggle.com/amman   It is known as "City of the Seven Hills" because it was originally spread over seven hills similar to Rome, Italy.http://www.middleeast.com/amman.htm 

Amman is home to Princess Sumaya University for Technology, University of Jordan, German-Jordanian University, Al-Quds Open University, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business, and Al-Ahliyya Amman University.http://www.juggle.com/amman The movie Fair Game, released in 2010, was filmed in the city.http://www.juggle.com/amman   Sean Penn and Naomi Watts starred in the film.http://www.juggle.com/amman 

At the beginning of the Iron Age, Amman was the capital of the Ammonities and was called Rabbath-Ammon.http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/MajorAttractions/Amman/HistoryCulture/tabid/119/Default.aspx  King David of Israel and his forces took control from the Ammonities.http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/MajorAttractions/Amman/HistoryCulture/tabid/119/Default.aspx  The area was ruled by the Assyrians, Babylonians and Persians in the years to follow.http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/MajorAttractions/Amman/HistoryCulture/tabid/119/Default.aspx  The city was renamed Philidelphia by 4th century BC after Ptolemaic ruler Philadelphus.http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/MajorAttractions/Amman/HistoryCulture/tabid/119/Default.aspx 

The religion of Islam was spreading in the area by the early 7th century from the Arabian peninsula.http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/MajorAttractions/Amman/HistoryCulture/tabid/119/Default.aspx  By 635 AD, Islam became a permanent part of the city.http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/MajorAttractions/Amman/HistoryCulture/tabid/119/Default.aspx  The city returned to its original Semitic name of Ammon, then later Amman.http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/MajorAttractions/Amman/HistoryCulture/tabid/119/Default.aspx 

Amman lies at latitude 31° 57'N and longitude 35° 56'E.http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=11  The land area of the city is 648.7 square miles.http://www.juggle.com/amman  The annual average climate of Amman is a high temperature of 75 F and a low temperature of 52 F.http://www.climatetemp.info/jordan/amman.html  The warmest month of the year is August (91 F), and the coldest month of the year is January (39F).http://www.climatetemp.info/jordan/amman.html  The annual average precipitation is 10.7 inches.  The wettest month of the year is January (2.7 in).http://www.climatetemp.info/jordan/amman.html 

• 4Walls Gallery:  Music concerts, art exhibitions, and plays from foreign and local artists.http://www.visitjordan.com/default.aspx?tabid=302 
• Baladna Gallery:  Contemporary Jordanian jewelry and paintings.http://www.visitjordan.com/default.aspx?tabid=302 
• The Gallery:  Ceramics, sculptures, and paintings of Jordanian artists.http://www.visitjordan.com/default.aspx?tabid=302 
• Zara Gallery:  Solo exhibitions, collective exhibitions, and paintings.http://www.visitjordan.com/default.aspx?tabid=302 

• Suheir Hammad:  Actor\Author
• Odai Saify:  Soccer Playerhttp://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/odai-al-saify/profil/spieler_69286.html 
• Abdullah II of Jordan:  King of Jordanhttp://www.kingabdullah.jo/homepage.php 
• Nabil Shaban:  Actor\Writerhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0787048/ 
• Hussein of Jordan:  Former King of Jordanhttp://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/kinghussein.html