Geography of Amman
Amman, Jordan, the nation's capital and largest city. It is about 45 miles (72 km) east-northeast of Jerusalem.
Amman, Jordan, the nation's capital and largest city. It is about 45 miles (72 km) east-northeast of Jerusalem.
Jordan's area includes what in Biblical times were the lands of Gilead, Ammon, Moab, and Edom, on the eastern side of the Jordan River and Dead Sea; and most of Judah and Israel (later Judea and Samaria) on the western side.
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