King Hussein Business Park is a compound located in west
Amman
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, 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 a ...
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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 ...
. It is named after the late
King Hussein
Hussein bin Talal ( ar, الحسين بن طلال, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl''; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family of ...
and contains office buildings, auditorium, sports complex, and support areas that are equipped with an extensive ICT infrastructure. Home to over 40 major companies branches located in
Amman
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, 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 a ...
such as;
Hewlet-Packard
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,
Rubicon
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LG and many others. And home to the yearly held
New Think Festival
New Think Festival, also called ''Fikristan'' meaning "The Land of Ideas" in Arabic, is a yearly weekend event held in both the King Hussein Business Park and The Children's Museum Jordan in Amman, Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), ...
and Zain Innovative Campus (ZINC).
Since the park opened in 2010, it has attracted $175 million in investment and created 3,600 jobs. In 2017, CEO Soud Soror said that the business park had reached 95% occupancy and that plans were underway to expand the park from 106,000 square meters of building area to 1.4 million square meters.
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Buildings and structures in Amman
Business parks