Amman is a modern, thriving metropolis of over two million people that is the modern and ancient capital of Jordan. The city is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and today its modern buildings blend with the remnants of ancient Roman, Byzantine and Islamic civilizations. The profusion of gleaming white houses, kebab stalls with roasting meat, and tiny cafés where rich Arabian coffee is sipped in the afternoon sunshine, conjure a mood straight from “A Thousand and One Nights.” Visitors to Amman can spend leisurely days exploring the ancient city or haggling over exquisite handmade jewelry and handicrafts in its souks.