The city of Amman is the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It lies in the Northern part of the Kingdom, covering an area of 1700 km2 with an estimated population of 2,200,000 inhabitants. Greater Amman is divided into 27 administrative regions known as districts and these are: Medina, Basman, Marka, Al Nusr, Al Yarmouk, Ras al-Ain, Badr, Zahran, Al Abdali, Tariq, Al Queismeh, Khraibet Essouk, Almqabalain, Wadi Esseir, Badr, Sweileh, Tla’Al ‘Ali, Al Jbeiha, Shafa Badran, Abu Nseir, Uhud, Sahab, Al Mmowaqar, Marj al-Hamam, Nawoor, Husban, Um Al Basateen. However, development is concentrated in the northern western areas of the city.
