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Amman
Jordancity
Total population
4,000,000
Demographic figures from Department of Statistics (Jordan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Jordan, Amman is recorded in open geodata as a large metropolis. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 4,000,000. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 31.952°, 35.924°. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,089 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 82% of daylight hours. Few places in Jordan carry a comparable population. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,624
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves1,186
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,184
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,147
- White-spectacled BulbulPycnonotus xanthopygos (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) · Aves1,117
- Palestine SunbirdCinnyris osea Bonaparte, 1856 · Aves831
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves701
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves687
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2023-02-07Dead Sea region
- M 3.7 — 2022-01-234 km ENE of Kafr Mi?r, Israel
- M 4.1 — 2022-01-224 km E of Taiyiba, Israel
- M 2.9 — 2018-07-229 km E of Tiberias, Israel
- M 4.2 — 2015-07-3024 km NNE of ‘En Boqeq, Israel
- M 4 — 2007-12-0221 km SE of Mi?pé Yeri?o, Israel
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Jordan
- Shinabad619.9 mi away
- Arkvaz628.4 mi away · pop. 11,977
- Eslamabad-e Gharb631.7 mi away · pop. 97,000
- Vara636.4 mi away
- Tazeh Shahr655.8 mi away · pop. 8,629
- Saqqez661.6 mi away · pop. 140,000
- Bisotun687 mi away · pop. 4,942
- Kuhdasht687.4 mi away · pop. 89,091
- Pol Dokhtar691.1 mi away · pop. 26,352
- Khamaneh697.3 mi away · pop. 3,056
- Bazargan699.1 mi away · pop. 9,000
- Bostan707.9 mi away · pop. 8,476
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Amman

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library