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Timeline of Amman

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Amman, Kingdom of Jordan.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 7250 BC - 'Ain Ghazal Neolithic settlement was built spanning over an area of 15 hectares.
  • 800 BC - Amman Citadel Inscription
  • 2nd century A.D. - Roman theatre and Nymphaeum built (approximate date).
  • 3rd century - Rujm Al-Malfouf (tower) in use.
  • 8th century - Al-Masjid al-Umawi (mosque) and Al-Qasr Umawi (palace) built.
  • 1879 - Population: 150. English traveller Laurence Oliphant wrote of a visit in 1879 in his The Land of Gilead, suggesting that the area was uninhabited prior to the arrival of the Circassians.
  • 1890 - Population: 1,000.

    • 20th century

  • 1908 - Hejaz Railway in operation.
  • 1909
  • Municipal council formed.
  • Population: 2,000 (approximate).
  • 1918
  • March: First Battle of Amman.
  • 25 September: Second Battle of Amman.
  • 1923 - Al-Husseini Mosque built.
  • 1926 - Raghadan Palace built.
  • 1928 - Amman becomes capital of the Emirate of Transjordan.
  • 1932 - Al-Faisaly Football Club formed.
  • 1938 - National electricity company founded.
  • 1946 - City becomes capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
  • 1947 - Population: 33,110.
  • 1948 - Palestinian population expands.
  • 1949 - Cornerstone of Church of the Redeemer, Amman is laid.
  • 1951 - Jordan Archaeological Museum established.
  • 1952 - Population: 108,000.
  • 1956 - Al-Wehdat Sports Club formed.
  • 1958 - Amman Surgical Hospital built.
  • 1961
  • Abu Darweesh Mosque built.
  • Population: 246,475.
  • 1962 - University of Jordan established.
  • 1963 - Amman International Stadium opens.
  • 1966 - Population: 330,000.
  • 1967
  • Palestinian war refugee population expands.
  • Ad-Dustour newspaper begins publication.
  • 1970 - September: Conflict begins between Jordanian Armed Forces and Palestine Liberation Organisation.
  • 1975 - The Jordan Times newspaper begins publication.
  • 1981 - Jordan Rally (automotive race) begins.
  • 1983 - Queen Alia International Airport built.
  • 1989
  • Ali Suheimat becomes mayor.
  • King Abdullah I Mosque and Kan Zaman Tourist Village constructed.
  • 1991 - Palestinian war refugee population expands.
  • 1993 - Jordan Hospital and Jubilee School established.
  • 1994 - Arab Medical Center in business.
  • 1997 - Amanat 'Amman al-Kubra (city hall) built.
  • 1998 - King Abdullah Stadium opens.
  • 1999 - Amman Stock Exchange founded.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Al-Hussein Cultural Center inaugurated.
  • 2001 - Jordan Media City established.
  • 2002
  • Broadcasting of Arab Radio and Television Network relocated to Amman.
  • City designated an Arab Capital of Culture.
  • 2003
  • Alghad newspaper begins publication.
  • Iraqi war refugee population expands.
  • Mecca Mall opens.
  • Le Royal Hotel built.
  • Raghadan Flagpole in use.
  • 2004 - Al Ghad newspaper begins publication.
  • 2005
  • Souk Jara begins in Jabal Amman.
  • 9 November: Hotel bombings.
  • 2006
  • Omar Maani becomes mayor.
  • Abdoun Bridge and King Hussein Ben Talal Mosque built.
  • City Mall opens.
  • 2007 - Children's Museum established.
  • 2008
  • Amman Stand-up Comedy Festival begins.
  • Rainbow Street renovated.
  • 2010 - Population: 1,919,000.
  • 2011
  • Protests.
  • Abdul Halim Al Kilani becomes mayor.
  • 2012
  • Prophet Mohammad Museum opens.
  • TAJ Lifestyle Center (TAJ Mall) opens
  • 2015
  • 9 November: Amman shooting attack

    • References

    Timeline of Amman Wikipedia
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