Amman

Historical eventSeptember 171970

Amman

The Jordanian army entered Amman as part of operations to oust Palestinian fedayeen from the country in events later known as Black September (smoke over city pictured).

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When
Thursday, September 17 197056 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1970s
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At a glance

Dates: From 1970.

Place: Amman Governorate, Jordan.

Type: city and big city.

What happened

History See also: Timeline of Amman Prehistoric and Iron Age periods Neolithic period Main article: Ayn Ghazal (archaeological site) The ʿAin Ghazal statues , which are considered to be the oldest large-scale human statues ever found, on display at the Jordan Archaeological Museum [ 1 ] The Neolithic site of ʿAin Ghazal today lies in the outskirts of Amman. At its height, around 7000 BC, it had an area of 15 hectares (37 acres) and was inhabited by c.

Amman is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of five million as of 2024, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant region, the seventh-largest city in the Arab world, and the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East.

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September 17 1970 — 56 years ago, on a Thursday.

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