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Amman

عمان

A city in al-Balqa', two days from Jerusalem, near the Ghawr. 1

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Region
Levant & Iraq
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Overview

Amman: a city in al-Balqa, two days from Jerusalem, lying near the Ghawr, according to al-Idrisi. 2

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Birthplace of
Abdullah II of Jordan· Hussein bin Abdullah· Hussein bin Talal· Omar M. Yaghi· Rami Nashashibi· Sa'id al-Mufti
Home of
Al-Albani, Muhammad Nasir al-Din· Eyad Qunaibi· Hanan Ashrawi· Mohammed Rateb al-Nabulsi· Nuh Ha Mim Keller
Place of death of
Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi· Hussein bin Talal· Sa'id al-Mufti
Burial place of
Sa'id al-Mufti

People and things also explored

Rania Al-Abdullah· Damascus· Abdullah II of Jordan· Hussein bin Abdullah· Raghadan Palace, Amman· The Arab Revolt· Banu Hashim· Muwatta 433

Sources

  1. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p. 363
  2. Al-Idrisi, Nuzhat al-Mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq (Cairo: Maktabat al-Thaqafa al-Diniyya, 2002), 2 vols. , p.363
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Rania Al-Abdullah

Rania Al-Abdullah (born 31 August 1970) is Queen of Jordan as the wife of King Abdullah II since 1999. Born in Kuwait as Rania Al-Yassin to Jordanian parents of Palestinian origin, she studied business administration at the American University in Cairo and worked for Citibank and then Apple in Amman before her marriage in 1993. She founded the Jordan River Foundation in 1995, before her husband's accession, and is known for her work in education, child protection and women's empowerment, for her three children's books, and for her early use of social media to address stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims.