Editing Amman (section)

===Religion===
Amman has a mostly [[Sunni Muslim]] population, and the city contains numerous [[mosque]]s.<ref>Ring, Salkin and LaBoda, p. 65.</ref> Among the main mosques is the large [[King Abdullah I Mosque]], built between 1982 and 1989. It is capped by a blue mosaic [[dome]] beneath which 3,000 Muslims may offer prayer. The Abu Darweesh Mosque, noted for its checkered black-and-white pattern, has an architectural style that is unique to Jordan.<ref name=JTravel>{{cite web |title= Amman – a modern city built on the sands of time |publisher= jordantoursandtravel.com |work= Jordan Travel |url= http://www.jordantoursandtravel.com/amman.html |access-date= 22 September 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030150/http://www.jordantoursandtravel.com/amman.html |archive-date= 4 March 2016 |url-status= dead}}</ref> The mosque is situated on [[Ashrafiyah, Amman|Jabal Ashrafieh]], the highest point in the city. The mosque's interior is marked by light-colored walls and Persian carpets. During the 2004 Amman Message conference, edicts from various clergy-members afforded the following schools of thought as garnering collective recognition: [[Hanafi]], [[Hanbali]], [[Maliki]], Shafi'i, Ja'fari, Zahiri, Zaydi, [[Ibadi]], tassawuf-related [[Sufism]], [[Muwahhidism]] and [[Salafism]].<ref>Global Security Watch—Jordan – Page 134, W. Andrew Terrill – 2010</ref> Amman also has a small [[Druze]] community.<ref>{{cite book| author=U.S. Senate: Committee on Foreign Relations| title=Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, 2004| publisher=[[Government Printing Office]]| year=2005| page=563| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=04dlwzB2SvcC&pg=PA563| isbn=978-0-16-072552-4| access-date=23 September 2015| archive-date=18 May 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518232337/https://books.google.com/books?id=04dlwzB2SvcC&pg=PA563| url-status=live}}</ref>

Large numbers of [[Christianity in Jordan|Christians]] from throughout Jordan, particularly from al-Salt, have moved to Amman. Nearby [[Fuheis]] is a predominantly [[Arab Christians|Christian]] town located to the northwest of the city.<ref>{{cite journal| last=Miller| first=Duane Alexander| title=The Episcopal Church in Jordan: Identity, Liturgy, and Mission| journal=[[Journal of Anglican Studies]]| date=November 2011| volume=9| issue=2| pages=134–153| url=https://www.academia.edu/1482555| access-date=16 November 2012| doi=10.1017/S1740355309990271| s2cid=144069423| archive-date=13 July 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713085729/https://www.academia.edu/1482555| url-status=live}}</ref> A small [[Armenian Catholic]] community of around 70 families is present in the city.<ref>Kildani, p. 678.</ref> [[Ecclesiastical court]]s for matters of personal status are also located in Amman. A total of 16 historic churches are located in [[Umm ar-Rasas]] ruins in [[Al-Jeezah]] district; the site is believed to have initially served as [[Roman Empire|Roman]] fortified military camps which gradually became a town around the 5th century AD. It has not been completely excavated. It was influenced by several civilizations including the Romans, Byzantines and Muslims. The site contains some well-preserved mosaic floors, particularly the mosaic floor of the Church of Saint Stephen.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1093/| title=Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)| access-date=6 October 2015| year=2004| publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Center| work=unesco.org| archive-date=2 January 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102191504/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1093/| url-status=live}}</ref>