Citadel Hill, Amman

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Citadel Hill is a historic area near the center of downtown Amman, Jordan. Known in Arabic as Jabal al-Qal'a, the L-shaped hill is one of the seven jabals that originally made up Amman. It has been inhabited since the Neolithic period[1], making it among the world's oldest continuously inhabited places. A church atop the hill was built in the A.D. 300s by the Byzantines.[2]

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  1. ^ Citadel, Amman, Jordan. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
  2. ^ Amman on the Hills. Retrieved on 2008-06-11.