Prominent Hindu temples are the famous Pazhandi Amman temple near Mount railway station, Devi Nagamuthu Mariamman temple in EB Colony, Lord Subramanya temple in Brindavan Nagar, Bhuvaneshwari Amman temple in Andal Nagar and Nandeeswarar temple near St. Thomas Mount railway station.

The city has a number of historical monuments, the Meenakshi Amman Temple and Tirumalai Nayak Palace being the most prominent among them.

Madurai is built around the Meenakshi Amman Temple, which acted as the geographic and ritual center of the ancient city of Madurai.

Kanyakumari takes its name from the Hindu Goddess Kanyakumari ( also called Kumari Amman ). The Kanniyakumari amman temple is situated in the town, on the seashore, where there is the confluence of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. 1931 Travancore census records the rule of Villavarayar kings for 800 years, and the stone engravings at Bhagavathi Amman Temple asserts it was built by Bharathar kings as a sign of reverence to the sea goddess.

* Cinna Amman and Periya Amman Temple in Mugasi Anuman palli

A gopuram ( tower ) of the Meenakshi Amman Temple, a Shakta temple at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, which was nominated in the " New Seven Wonders of the World " competition in 2004.

Meenakshi Kalyanam observes the auspicious occasion of Devi's marriage ( as Meenakshi ) to Lord Sundareshwara ( Shiva ) is centered around the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

The period of known history of the region begins with the Iron age ( 1200 BC to 24 BC ) period during which Chera, Chola, Pandya ruled the South Indian country until 14th century A. D. Inscriptions on Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple shows that once Pandyan kingdom ruled from Himalayas in North to Kanyakumari in the South.

The Pandyan empire was home to temples including Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, and Nellaiappar Temple built on the bank of the river Thamirabarani in Tirunelveli.

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The Bannari Amman Temple, dedicated to the goddess Bannari Mariamman, is located in Bannari, 12 km from Sathyamangalam town.

The nearby Bhavanisagar Dam, a picnic spot, and Bannari Amman Temple, a centre of pilgrimage, both attract people and tourists all the year round.

* Bannari Amman Temple, Bannari

* Thandumaari Amman Temple, North pet, Sathyamangalam

* Meenakshi Amman Temple, Agraharam

* Bannari Amman Temple

Different hymns of Sambandar on the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple mention the queen of Pandya Nadu, his desire to defeat Jains in debate, the miracle of him curing the king's fever, the Jains ' provocation of Sambandar by burning his house and challenging him to debate, and Sambandar's eventual victory over them. Samabandar also on two occasions going by his available hymns brought back to life with grace of lord of thillai, two people who had died.

* Sri Bhuvaneshwari Amman Temple ( Vada Pudhugai ), Andal Nagar

to Bhuvaneshwari Amman Temple

* Kali Amman Temple

Deity of Meenatchi at the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai

She is also one of the few Hindu female deities to have a major temple devoted to her-the far famed Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

* Kurumbetti Bagavathi Amman KoVil: famous Amman temple Near to Marthandam New Bus Stand ( towards Viricode )

* Institut français du Proche-Orient ( IFPO ), the French Institute for the Near East, in Damascus, Beirut and Amman

His positions included: Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Personnel for the U. S. Department of State ; Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations ; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Near East and South Asian Affairs ; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Near East and South Asia ; Deputy Chief of Mission, American Embassy, Amman, Jordan, and Embassy Sanaa, Yemen ; head of the U. S. Liaison Office, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ; and Deputy Principal Officer, U. S. Interests Section, Damascus, Syria.

At his suggestion, Johann Amman left Hans Sloane in London to take up a post in St Petersburg.

It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 16 from a 245 kilowatt, high transmitter on Amman Rd ( near Gary Rd ) near St. Charles, Michigan.

Principles of acoustics were applied since ancient times: Roman theatre ( structure ) | Roman theatre in the city of Amman.

The city is located northeast of Gaza and the Mediterranean Sea, west of Amman, Jordan, southeast of Tel Aviv, Israel and south of Jerusalem.

Allenby's force, now including Indian Army units which replaced a number of British units sent to the Western Front, captured the southern Jordan Valley in 1918 and carried out two major, but unsuccessful attacks to Amman and Es Salt and occupied part of the Jordan Valley, during preparations for his final successful assault in September at the Battle of Megiddo.

Today the university operates seven Columbia Global Centers overseas in Amman, Beijing, Istanbul, Paris, Mumbai, Santiago and Nairobi.

During a pause in operations necessitated by the Spring Offensive in 1918 on the Western Front joint infantry and mounted infantry attacks towards Amman and Es Salt resulted in retreats back to the Jordan Valley which continued to be occupied by mounted divisions during the summer of 1918.

Meanwhile Chaytor's Force of infantry and mounted infantry in Anzac Mounted Division held the Jordan Valley, covering the right flank to later advance eastwards to capture Es Salt and Amman and half of a third Ottoman army.

File: Amman Coptic Church. jpg | Coptic Church, Amman, Jordan

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Usually it snows a couple of times a year in western Amman.

Rapid privatization of previously state-controlled industries and liberalization of the economy is spurring unprecedented growth in Jordan's urban centers like Amman and especially Aqaba.

Railways are not commonly used for passenger transport in Jordan, the only passenger railway is that connecting Amman to Damascus in Syria.

* Highway 15 ( Desert Highway ): connects Amman to the port city of Aqaba on the Gulf of Aqaba.

* Hedjaz Jordan Railway: The only passenger railway currently operating in Jordan, connecting Amman to Damascus, in Syria, and passing through Zarqa and Mafraq.

There are also plans for a light rail system operating between Amman and Zarqa and a funicular and metro line in Amman.

* from Amman in Jordan to Syria, as the " Hedjaz Jordan Railway.

**-The Public Transport Regulatory Commission has entered into an agreement with a private sector consortium, following a competitive bidding process, to develop a light rail system between the Jordanian capital Amman and nearby industrial city of Zarqa.

The majority of the LRS route, between Al-Mahatta ( in Amman ) and New Zarqa will be constructed within the existing Hedjaz Railway right-of-way ( 22. 2 kilometres ).

The Holy See has a nunciature in Amman.

In 2001, some prominent Pakistani leaders completed a visit to Amman, where they discussed with leaders of Jordan about pledging full-scale cooperations.

Russia has an embassy in Amman, while Jordan has an embassy in Moscow.