Amman (disambiguation)
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Amman
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Amman may also refer to:
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
can mean:
- the capital and largest city in Jordan
- an alternative spelling of amtmann or ammann, an historical kind of bailiff
Amman may also refer to:
- MariammanMariammanMāri ,Tulu, also known as Mariamman , both meaning "Mother Mari", spelt also Maariamma , or simply Amman or Aatha is the South Indian Hindu goddess of disease and rain. She is the main South Indian mother goddess, predominant in the rural areas of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and...
(also known as Amman), a Mother goddess popular in South India and around the world in the Tamil diaspora - The River AmmanRiver AmmanThe River Amman is a river of south Wales, which joins the River Loughor at Pantyffynnon. The river gives its name to the town of Ammanford and the villages of Pontamman, Glanaman, Brynamman and Rhosaman. Garnant and Betws also lie in the Amman Valley....
, in south Wales - Johann AmmanJohann AmmanJohann Amman, Johannes Amman or Иоганн Амман , was a Swiss-Russian botanist, a member of the Royal Society and professor of botany at the Russian Academy of Sciences at St Petersburg...
(1707–1741), a Swiss/Russian botanist - Pottu AmmanPottu AmmanShanmugalingam Sivashankar Shanmugalingam Sivashankar Shanmugalingam Sivashankar (Tamil: சன்முகலிங்கம் சிவசங்கரன், also known as Pottu Amman (Tamil: பொட்டு அம்மான் is a Sri Lankan Tamil militant...
See also
- Ammann (disambiguation)
- Amtmann (disambiguation)