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It begins in Umm Uthaina area, one of Amman's business districts, and continues towards the University of Jordan district in the western part of the city. The street serves as a link between several key areas such as Sweifieh, Al Rawabi, Tla' Al Ali , and Al Rabieh, and connects with other major roads like Queen Rania Street and Mecca Street .
Souk Jara is a Jordanian weekly flea market event that occurs every Friday throughout the summer. [130] Sweifieh is considered to be the unofficial red-light district of Amman as it holds most of the city's nightclubs, bars. [131] Jabal Amman and Jabal al-Luweibdeh are home to many pubs and bars as well, making the area popular among bar ...
Jabal al-Ashrafieh (Arabic: جبل الأشرفية, often called al-Ashrafiyah or simply Ashrafiya) is a town and neighbourhood in Amman, Jordan.Located in East Amman, it is the highest point in the city and it features many services, such as schools, restaurants, and shopfronts.
Downtown Amman is made up of a myriad of souq [2] markets and independently-owned businesses, including informal and marginalized economies. [3] As described by anthropologist Ahmad Abu Khalil: "...within the area there is a concentration of the oldest central markets for vegetables, clothes, and secondhand clothes.
The Amman Citadel (Arabic: جبل القلعة, romanized: Jabal Al-Qal'a) is an archeological site at the center of downtown Amman, the capital of Jordan The L-shaped hill is one of the seven hills ( jebal ) that originally made up Amman.
Temple of Hercules is a historic site in the Amman Citadel in Amman, Jordan. It is thought to be the most significant Roman structure within the Amman Citadel. According to an inscription the temple was built when Geminius Marcianus was governor of the Province of Arabia (AD 162–166), in the same period as the Roman Theater in Amman. [1]
City Mall is a shopping mall located in Amman, Jordan, owned by the Al-Khayr Real Estate Investment Company. It opened in 2006. The mall extends over an area of 160,000 m 2 (1,700,000 sq ft), of which 55,000 m 2 (590,000 sq ft) are leasable. [1] [2] [3] It is known as one of the most famous hangout spots in Jordan.
Most scholars agree it was built by the Tobiads, a notable Jewish family of the Second Temple period, although the descriptions doesn't mention that. [2] Its ruins stand in modern-day Jordan in the valley of Wadi Seer , close to the village of Iraq Al-Amir , approximately 17 kilometers west of Amman .