Ammon

thumb|right|Qasr al Abd|Qasr Al Abd was built by the governor of Ammon in 200 BC

Key facts

Country.year_end: 332 BC
Country.flag_s2: Vergiasun.svg
Country.year_leader1: ~ 1100 BC
Country.common_name: Ammon
Country.conventional_long_name: Kingdom of Ammon
Country.capital: Rabbath Ammon (Amman)1
Country.common_languages: Ammonite, Moabite
Country.date_event1: 853 BC
Country.date_post: 248–282 BC
Country.era: Iron Age
Country.event1: Battle of Qarqar against the Assyrians
Country.event_end: Invasion by Alexander the Great
Country.event_post: Rabbat Ammon renamed to Philadelphia
Country.event_start: Kingdom of Ammon flourishes
Country.image_map: Kingdoms around Israel 830 map.svg
Country.image_map_caption: Ammon and its neighbors, around 830 BC
Country.leader1: Getal
Country.leader2: Sanipu

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Commons category: Ammon
inception: 1030-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 0110-00-00

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thumb|right|Qasr al Abd|Qasr Al Abd was built by the governor of Ammon in 200 BC

Ammon (; Ammonite: 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ʻAmān; ''; ) was an ancient Semitic-speaking kingdom occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan. The chief city of the country was Rabbah or Rabbat Ammon'', site of the modern city of Amman, Jordan's capital. Milcom and Molech are named in the Hebrew Bible as the gods (or in the latter case possibly a sacrificial practice) of Ammon. The people of this kingdom are called Children of Ammon or Ammonites.