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10-625: The Amman Governorate has the largest population of the 12 governorates of Jordan . It borders Zarqa Governorate to the north and north east, the governorates of Balqa and Madaba to the west, Karak and Ma'an governorates to the south. It also shares an international border with Saudi Arabia from the east. The land covered by the Amman Governorate has been inhabited since the prehistoric age, ruins of civilizations as early as 7250 BC have been discovered at 'Ain Ghazal near Amman ,

20-537: A sharp increase from the population of the 2004 census. One factor that contributed to the sharp increase in population is the high influx of refugees from neighboring countries. The Jordan national census of 2004 indicated that the total population of the Capital Governorate at the time was 1,942,066, which grew from 1,576,238 in the 1994 census at an average annual growth of 2.1%. The population of districts according to census results: Article 4 of

30-485: Is the largest private university in the Amman Governorate. Governorates of Jordan [REDACTED] Member State of the Arab League Jordan is divided into twelve historical regions ( almanatiq altaarikhia ), further subdivided into districts ( liwa ), and often into sub-districts ( qada ). In 1994, four new governorates were created as part of the administrative divisions system of

40-515: The Amman Governorate. The University of Jordan is the oldest university established in the governorate, and is Jordan's first university. The Arab Open University is owned and run by the Arab League . Princess Sumaya University for Technology was named after Princess Sumaya of Jordan. Petra University was ranked 20th in the Arab World by Webometrics. Philadelphia University (Jordan)

50-719: The Ministry of Interior: Jerash , Ajloun , Madaba and Aqaba . Jerash Governorate and Ajloun Governorate were split from Irbid Governorate , Madaba Governorate was split from Amman Governorate and Aqaba Governorate was split from Ma'an Governorate . Geographically, the governorates of Jordan are located in one of three regions (aqalim): the North Region, Central Region and the South Region. The three geographical regions are not distributed by area or populations, but rather by geographical connectivity and distance among

60-604: The Sweileh district which has an elevation of 1050 m above sea level, but cloudy with no rain in the Amman city center, which has an elevation of 780 m. The Amman Governorate is the third largest governorate in Jordan by area and the largest by population. The Jordan national census of 2015 shows that the population of the Capital Governorate passed 4 millions, of whom more than 36% (1.45 million) were foreign nationals. This constitutes

70-2248: The administrative divisions system of the Jordanian Ministry of Interior states that the Amman Governorate is divided into nine nahias , five of which include the districts of Greater Amman Municipality . Abdoun , Abu Alandah , Adh Dhuhaybah , Al Al , Al Amiriyah , Al Arid , Al Arudah , Al Bahhath , Al Bassah , Al Bunayyat al Janubiyah , Al Bunayyat ash Shamaliyah , Al Hawwasiyah , Al Hummar , Al Jizah , Al Jubayhah , Al Judayyidah , Al Jumayyil , Al Juwayyidah , Al Lubban , Al Mabrak , Al Mahattah , Al Manakhir , Al Mathluthah , Al Muqabalayn , Al Mushaqqar , Al Mushayrifah , Al Mushayrifah , Al Muwaqqar , Al Qartu'iyah , Al Qastal , Al Qunaytirah , Al Qurayyat , Al Quwayjiyah , Al Quwaysimah , Al Yadudah , 'Ammuriya , An Naqubah , An Nuwayjis , 'Ara'ir , Ar Rabahiyah , Ar Rajib , Ar Riwaq , Ash Shufatah , Ash Shumaysani , Ash Shuqayq , As Samik , As Saqrah , Ath Thughrah , 'Atruz , At Tunayb , Barazin , Barzah , Barzah , Bayt Zir'ah , Biddin , Bilal , Buqa'i al-Qababiyah , Dab'ah , Dhiban , Dhuhaybah , Dulaylat al Hama'idah , Dulaylat al Mutayrat , Halaq ash Shuqayq , Hawwarah , Hisban , Iraq al Amir , Jalul , Jawa , Juraynah , Khilda , Khirbat 'Assaf , Khirbat as Sahilah , Khirbat Badran , Khirbat Khaww , Khirbat Siran , Khuraybat as Suq , Kufayr Abu Sarbut , Kufayr al Wakhyan , Kufayrat Abu Khinan , Madaba , Ma`in , Manja , Marka , Mukawir , Mulayh , Murayjimat Ibn Hamid , Natl , Na'ur , Qasr al Hallabat , Qubur 'Abd Allah , Qurayyat Falhah , Qurayyat Nafi' , Qurayyat Salim , Rujaym Salim , Rujm ash Shami , Rujm ash Shara'irah , Sahab , Shunat Ibn 'Adwan , Sufah , Sumiya , Suwaylih , Tabarbawr , Tila' al 'Ali , Umm al 'Amad , Umm al Birak , Umm al Hanafish , Umm al Kundum , Umm al Qanafidh , Umm ar Rasas , Umm as Summaq , Umm Juraysat , Umm Nuwarah , Umm Qusayr , Umm Qusayr , Umm Rummanah , Umm Shujayrah al Gharbiyah , Umm Zuwaytinah , 'Urjan al Gharbiyah , 'Urjan ash Sharqiyah , 'Uyun adh Dhi'b , Wadi as Sir , Yajuz , Zaba'ir 'Udwan , Zuwayza . As of 2010, there were 24 universities and community colleges in

80-483: The name Amman. The Byzantine site at Umm ar-Rasas was designated as a World Heritage Site in 2004. The climate of the Amman Governorate is that of the Eastern Mediterranean. However, since Amman is located on a hilly plateau, the average annual precipitation and temperature generally may vary significantly from one location to another, even within the city of Amman. For instance, it may be snowing in

90-672: The population centres. The South Region is separated from the Central Region by the Mountains of Moab in Karak Governorate . The population centres of the Central and North Region are separated geographically by the mountains of Jerash Governorate . Socially, the population centres of Amman , Salt , Zarqa and Madaba form together one large metropolitan area in which business interactions in these cities are under

100-722: The site itself is one of the largest prehistoric settlements in the Middle East. Amman was the capital and stronghold of the Ammonites , which they called Rabbath Ammon, the Ammonites ruled almost the entire land of the Capital Governorate. After the Romans took control of the region, Amman was renamed as "Philadelphia", and was one of the ten Roman Decapolis cities. Following the Arab Muslim conquests, Philadelphia reclaimed

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