the capital of Jordan, northeast of the Dead Sea: ancient capital of the Ammonites, rebuilt by Ptolemy in the 3rd century bc. Pop: 1 154 670 (2015 est))
Ancient names: Rabbath Ammon, Philadelphia
Amman in American English
(ˈɑˌmɑn; ɑˈmɑn)
capital of Jordan, in the NW part: pop. 1,300,000: it is the Biblical city Rabbah