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It remained somewhat of a wooded outback until the 20th century, when Amman was declared the capital of Trans-Jordan and royalty, wealthy families, businesses, army officers, and politicians began moving into Jabal Amman. [1] Soon, the jabal was informally established as an elite neighborhood of Amman. As Amman spread west, the 1st Circle was ...
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 The L-shaped hill is one of the seven hills (jebal) that originally made up Amman.
Jabal el-Hussein camp (Arabic: مخيم الحسين) is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of the Abdali area district of Amman . [ 1 ]
Jabal al-Luweibdeh was founded in the 1920s, shortly after Amman itself was founded in the nearby valley, eventually merging with it, becoming part of the old downtown area. [ 2 ] Paris Square ( Arabic : دوار باريس ), formerly known as Hawooz Square ( Arabic : دوار الحاووز ), [ 1 ] is the epicenter of Luweibdeh.
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.
Zahran is a District in the Greater Amman Municipality. It is named after the Zahran Palace which stands amidst Zahran street. It consists of 5 neighborhoods of which most parts are residential, however, some parts of the district contain Amman's best hotels, hospitals and towers. The district is also home to several governmental buildings ...
The Mufti House (Arabic: بيت المفتي) is a house located on Rainbow Street-Mango Street intersection in the Jabal Amman neighbourhood of Amman, Jordan.Like many other houses in Jabal Amman, such as the Mango House across the street, 70 years [1] has given the Mufti House time for a significantly wooded front yard to develop.
King Faisal Street (Arabic: شارع الملك فيصل) is a street in Amman, Jordan, considered one of the main thoroughfares of the downtown area. The street is named after Faisal I of Iraq . Originally called the Municipality Street in 1909, the street became one of Amman's main thoroughfares, particularly after the city became the capital ...