Amman, capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Collection title

Know your country

ID

JRT00281

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

2001

Production year

2001

Abstract

The program is about the Jordanian capital Amman, its history,monuments, vestiges that indicate the past civilizations and peoples who inhabited it. Amman was called Rabbath Ammoun, then Philadelphia and finally Amman during the Islamic era. Today, Amman is witnessing an architectural, cultural and touristic renaissance while keeping the ruins of the historical city: Djebel Kalaa, the Roman amphitheatre, the museums and the towers . Contemporary Amman is a symbol of the educational renaissance with its schools and universities. It is the cultural capital with artistic and intellectual activities, poetry, public libraries and theatres. We also discover Amman through banks, bridges and institutes specialized in hotel management and tourism, as well as through various Ministries and the Royal Jordanian Airline Company which facilitates visits to Amman;.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• Elhachimi Abdellah - king of jordan
• Ebn Talal Elhossayn - The former King of Jordan

Primary theme

Capitals

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Urbanism and cities
• Society and way of life / Migrations

Credits / Cast

• Khelifa Isaad - Speaker
• Atell Mahmoud - Author of original work
• Khelifa Nayef - Director

Period of events

• 2001

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - Amman

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

22m0

Additional information

King Abdullah with graduate students / King Hussein and the graduation ceremony / parliament / monuments in Amman / View of Amman from the air / photo of the Mayor of Amman with Qaddafi / Amman at night / photos of Palestinian refugees after the 1948 / bridges / roads / Jordanian Television