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Amman (Jordan)

LC control no.n 80109269
Descriptive conventionsrda
Geographic headingAmman (Jordan)
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Geographic subdivision usageJordan--Amman
Variant(s)Rabbah (Jordan)
Rabbath (Jordan)
Philadelphia (Jordan)
Ammon (Jordan)
ʻAmmān, Jordan
عمّان (Jordan)
Associated countryJordan
Special noteNon-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found inBGN, 11/4/86 (ʻAmmān [Arabic], Amman [conv.] ppl., 31°57ʹN, 35°56ʹE)
Discovering the World of the Bible, 1996: p. 341 (Ammon, Rabbah, Rabbath ("great"), Philadelphia, Amman; Amman, the capital city of Jordan, is 25 miles east of the Jordan River and 45 miles northeast of Jerusalem, at an altitude of 3,000 feet)
Wikipedia, September 6, 2015 (Amman (Arabic: عمّان‎ = ʻAmmān); capital and most populous city of Jordan; 31°56ʹ59ʺN 35°55ʹ58ʺE)
Geographic area codea-jo---