ʿAin Ghazal
Neolithic archaeological site in Jordan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ʿAin Ghazal (Arabic: عين غزال, romanized: ʿayn ġazāl) is a Neolithic archaeological site located in metropolitan Amman, Jordan, about 2 km (1.24 mi) 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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This article is about the Neolithic site in Jordan. For the depopulated Palestinian village, see Ayn Ghazal.
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Location | Amman, Jordan |
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Coordinates | 31.988°N 35.976°E / 31.988; 35.976 |
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