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ʿAin Ghazal

1974 archaeological discoveriesArchaeological sites in JordanFormer populated places in JordanJordan Museum collectionsMegasites
Neolithic settlementsPopulated places disestablished in the 5th millennium BCPopulated places established in the 8th millennium BCPre-Pottery Neolithic B
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ʿAin Ghazal (Arabic: عين غزال, romanized: ʿayn ġazāl) is a Neolithic archaeological site located in metropolitan Amman, Jordan, about 2 km north-west of Amman Civil Airport. The site is remarkable for being the place where the ʿAin Ghazal statues were found, which are among the oldest large-sized statues ever discovered.

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11131 , منطقة ماركا
Amman, Jordan
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