Amman Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Amman Marathon, officially the Bromine Amman Marathon, is a road marathon in central Amman that starts and finishes at the Hashemite Plaza, next to the Roman Theatre. It is organised by the Jordanian Marathon Association (Run Jordan) and held on a Friday in early October, with a relay over the marathon distance, a half marathon, a 10 km race and categories for runners with disabilities. The marathon and half marathon start at 6:00am from the Hashemite Plaza, and the 10 km starts at 9:00am on Queen Alia Street opposite the Royal Cultural Centre. The 2026 route is a city-centre circuit that the marathon runs four times and the half marathon twice: from the Hashemite Plaza along Quraysh Street and Ali Bin Abi Talib Street, through the Greater Amman Municipality area, along King Talal Street past the Husseini Mosque, then Hashemi Street and Army Street to the new Raghadan complex, and back past the Roman Theatre. Relay team members hand over at the end of each lap. The first Amman International Marathon was held in October 2009, as part of the Greater Amman Municipality's centennial celebrations. The race carries a World Athletics Road Race Label for 2025 and 2026. Around 5,000 runners took part in October 2026.