Amman Govrenorate

Officially kent as Muhafazat al-Asima (Arabic محافظة العاصمة, Scots translation: The Caipital Govrenorate), Amman Governorate is ane o the govrenorates - locally kent as muhafazat - in Jordan. This govrenorate's caipital is the ceety o Amman, it is Jordan's caipital an lairgest ceety an aa. The admeenistrative centre o the govrenorate as well as aw govrenment offices an parliament are locatit in the Abdali destrict.

The Capital Governorate haes the lairgest population o the 12 govrenorates o Jordan. It mairches Zarqa Govrenorate frae the north an north east, the govrenorates o Balqa an Madaba frae the wast, Kerak an Ma'an govrenorates frae the sooth. It shares an internaitional mairch wi Saudi Arabie frae the east an aa.

 History 
The land covered bi the Caipital Govrenorate haes been inhabitit syne the prehistoric age, ruins o ceevilizations as early as 7250 BC hae been discovered at 'Ain Ghazal near Amman, the site itsel is ane o the lairgest prehistoric settlements in the Middle East.

Amman wis the caipital an strang hauld o the Ammonites, which thay cried Rabbath Ammon, the Ammonites ruled amaist the entire land o the Caipital Govrenorate. Efter the Romans teuk control o the region, Amman wis renamed as Philladelphia, an wis ane o the ten Roman Decapolis ceeties. Follaein the Arab Muslim conquests, Philadelphia reclaimed the name Amman.

 Geography 
The climate o the Caipital Govrenorate is that o the Eastren Mediterranean climate. Housomeivver syne Amman is locatit on a hilly plateau, the average annual precipitation an temperature generally mey vary significantly frae ane location tae anither, even athin the ceety o Amman. For instance, it mey be snawin in the Sweileh destrict which haes an elevation o 1050 m abuin sea level, but cloudy wi nae rain in the Amman ceety center, which haes an elevation o 780 m.

 Demographics 
In the Jordan Naitional Census o 2004, the tot population o the Caipital Govrenorate wis 1,942,066, o whom 88% wur Jordanian ceetizens 2004 Census . Housomeivver, in the years 2004-2007 thare wis a rapid increase in the population o Jordan wi the arrival o aboot 700,000 Iraqis, maist o them settled in Amman.

 Admeenistrative depairtments 
Airticle 4 o the admeenistrative diveesions seestem o the Jordanian Meenistry o Interior states that the Caipital Govrenorate is dividit intae nine depairtments , five o thir depairtments include the destricts o Metropolitan Amman.

+ Depairtments o the Caipital Govrenorate bi population (2004) DepairtmentArabic NameSubdiveesionspopulation (2004)Admeenistrative Center1Caipital Depairtment (Al-Qasaba)لواء قصبة عمانincludes sax o Amman metropolitan destricts552,511Abdali 2Marka Depairtmentلواء ماركاincludes fower o Amman metropolitan destricts483,819Marka 3Al-Qwesmeh Depairtmentلواء القويسمةincludes three o Amman metropolitan destricts257,260Al Juwayyidah4Varsity Depairtmentلواء الجامعةincludes sax o Amman metropolitan destricts279,359Jubaiha5Wadi Al Seer Depairtmentلواء وادي السيرincludes three o Amman metropolitan destricts an 12 ither touns an veelages173,792Wadi Al Seer6Naour Depairtmentلواء ناعورincludes 25 touns an veelages66,220Naour7Sahab Depairtmentلواء سحابincludes 7 touns an veelages57,037Sahab8Al Jizah Depairtmentلواء الجيزة Includes 62 touns an veelages42,051Al Jizah9Muwaqqar Depairtmentلواء الموقر includes 26 touns an veelages30,017Muwaqqar

 Touns an veelages 

`Abdun, 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, Buqay` al Qababi`ah, 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

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