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Ayn Ghazal (Arabic: عين غزال, romanized: ʿayn ġazāl) is a Neolithic archaeological site located in metropolitan Amman, Jordan, about 2 km (1.24 mi) north-west of Amman Civil Airport. The site is remarkable for being the place where the ʿAin Ghazal statues were found, which are among the oldest large-sized statues ever discovered.
Toggle Culture subsection. 8.1 Museums. 8.2 Lifestyle. ... Toggle the table of contents. ... Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant ...
The culture of Jordan is based on Arabic and Islamic elements. Jordan stands at the intersection of the three continents of the ancient world, lending it geographic and population diversity. Notable aspects of the culture include the traditional music and clothing of Jordan and interest in sports.
The origins of modern art in Jordan have their roots in the 1920s and 1930s when a small number of artists settled in Amman. Omar Onsi (1901-1969) was a Lebanese artist who settled in Amman in around 1922, [ 25 ] and gave painting lessons to the children of Abdullah I. [ 26 ] In 1930, the Turkish artist, Ziauddin Suleiman (1880-1945) also ...
Culture in Amman (2 C, 3 P) A. Arts in Jordan (9 C, 1 P) ... Pages in category "Culture of Jordan" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Jabal al-Ashrafieh (Arabic: جبل الأشرفية, often called al-Ashrafiyah or simply Ashrafiya) is a town and neighbourhood in Amman, Jordan.Located in East Amman, it is the highest point in the city and it features many services, such as schools, restaurants, and shopfronts.
The ʿAin Ghazal Statues are today part of the collections of The Jordan Museum in Amman, with some also on display at the Amman Citadel's Jordan Archaeological Museum, while a few have been loaned to foreign museums: one statue is in the Louvre Museum in Paris; parts of three other statues can be seen at the British Museum in London; [9] and ...
The Jordan Archaeological Museum is located in the Citadel of Amman, Jordan. Built in 1951, [1] it presents artifacts from archaeological sites in Jordan, dating from prehistoric times to the 15th century. The collections are arranged in chronological order and include items of everyday life such as flint, glass, metal and pottery objects, as ...