Likewise , in 985 , the Jerusalemite historian al - Muqaddasi described Amman as the capital of Balqa .
That Amman was a Amman in the desert fringe of Syria surrounded by villages and cornfields and was a regional source of lambs , grain and honey .
Likewise , in 985 , the Jerusalemite historian al - Muqaddasi described Amman as the capital of Balqa , and that it was a town in the desert fringe of Syria surrounded by villages and cornfields and was a regional source of lambs , grain and honey .