Jabal al-Ashrafieh is a town and neighbourhood in Amman, Jordan. Located in East Amman, it is the highest point in the city and it features many services, such as schools, restaurants, and shopfronts. The town is renowned for its mosques and churches, in addition to being encircled by many historical buildings. Other spelling variants and forms of the town's name include, Ashrafia, Ashrafieh, Jabal al-Ashrafiyah, Jebel Ashrafiya and Jebel El Ashrafiya.
al-Hattai Street with Amman's skyline in background
The hilly topography, overlooking the downtown.
St Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic Church
Residential area on Hatim al-Tai Stairs (from Al-Kuwait Street)
Jordan contains one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, their presence dating back to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ early in the 1st century AD. Christians today make up about 3% of the population. Jordanian Christians in a country of almost 10 million are thought to number 250,000-400,000, down from 20% in 1930, but their absolute numbers have increased. This is due to high immigration rate of Muslims into Jordan, higher emigration rates of Christians and higher birth rates for Muslims. All Christian religious ceremonies are allowed to be publicly celebrated in Jordan.
An Eastern Orthodox Church during a snow storm in Amman, Jordan.
A small percentage of Jordanian Christians are Bedouin, the picture shows a Bedouin Christian family from Madaba in 1904
Group of Iraqi Christians (Assyrians) in an evangelical alliance church, Jabal Amman, 1998.
Ittihad Uniting Church, Jabal Amman.
