Capital east of the Jordan River (5)

I believe the answer is:

amman

(Other definitions for amman that I've seen before include "Jordanian capital" , "Middle East capital" , "Asian capital" , "A capital f-fellow in Jordan?" , "City of Jordan" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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