Abdali ( ar, العبدلي) is an area in the

Greater Amman Municipality Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is ...

, it is named relative to

King Abdullah I AbdullahI bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبد الله الأول بن الحسين, translit=Abd Allāh al-Awwal bin al-Husayn, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was the Emir ...

who founded it during the 1940s. It covers an area of in the heart of Amman, with a population of 165,333 in 2015. Large parts of the district are residential, but due its geographical location in the center of the city, it contains several important governmental buildings and businesses. The area is known for containing several bus stations serving routes to many cities in

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

Neighborhoods

The district consists of 4 neighborhoods Jabal Al-Hussein, Jabal Al-Lweibdeh,

Shmeisani Al Shumaysani is a neighborhood in the Al-Abdali district of the Amman Governorate in north-western Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situat ...

, and Al-Madineh Al-Riyadiyah. Jabal Al-Hussein and Jabal Al-Lweibdeh are among the oldest neighborhoods in the city, they have been marked by the

as of great historical significance. They are preferred by several western expatriates who work or study in Amman, as their accommodate. A part of the

neighborhood is residential, however, the other part contains several companies, banks, hospitals, schools and governmental buildings. Most notably;

Al-Iskan Bank Building Al-Iskan Bank Building is a tall commercial building containing offices belonging to the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance located in Amman, Jordan. It is considered to be a popular landmark in Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammo ...

Jordan Hospital Jordan Hospital is a medical center in Amman, Jordan, established in 1993 under royal patronage. A 300-bed multispecialty equipped facility, it is one of the leaders in healthcare in the country, and is a main referral center in the Middle East ...

King Abdullah I Mosque The King Abdullah I Mosque ( ar, مسجد الملك عبد الله الأول) in Amman, Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the ...

, Parliament of Jordan building, Palace of Justice, Royal Cultural Center, Princess Haya Cultural Center,

National Orthodox School The National Orthodox School-Shmaisani (NOS) is a private, non-profit, co-educational day school in Amman, Jordan, affiliated to Greek Orthodox Christianity. NOS recently became a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Prog ...

, Rosary College for girls and numerous embassies. The Al-Madineh Al-Riyadiyah neighborhood contains Al Hussein Sports City while the rest of it is mostly residential.

The Central Business District of Amman

It is an Urban redevelopment in Al-Abdali that strives to make Amman a business, commercial and residential hub in the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

. The Shmeisani intersection is a multi level intersection that allows easy access to the Project through several tunnels and bridges.

Gallery

File:View of Abdali.jpeg, View of

Abdali Project New Abdali is an area in the Al-Abdali district in Amman, Jordan. Its development plan, launched in 2005, consisting of hotels, apartments, offices, commercial outlets and entertainment to be developed on of land, intending to create a total ...

File:Amman Kalha Stairs 2.jpg, Stairs in Jabal Al-Lweibdeh File:Thaqafa Street.JPG, Thaqafa street in

File:Hussain-camp-amman.jpg, Jabal el-Hussein camp is one of four camps to accommodate refugees who left Palestine as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

References

{{Amman Governorate, amman Districts of Amman Populated places in Amman Governorate