Amman Further Distractions

The citadel overlooking Amman © Caroline Lewis
Most Popular Hotels in Amman:
Queen Noor Street Po Box 950629, 11165
Queen Noor Street Shmeisani, .
Zahran Street, ,
Po Box 910777, 11000
 
 




Al-Husseini Mosque
The Al-Husseini Mosque was built by the late King Abdullah in 1924 on the site of a much older mosque and possibly also the site of Philadelphia's Byzantine cathedral. Built in pink and white stone in the Ottoman style, it was fully restored in 1987.

Al-Hashmi Street

Little House of the Arts - Darat Al Funan
This tranquil garden contains the former home of Peak Pasha, Captain (later, Lieutenant Colonel) Frederick Peak, who commanded the Arab Legion from the early 1920s until 1939. Now it is a gallery housing works by leading Arab artists.

Omar Al-Khayyam Street
Tel: (06) 464 3251/2.
Website: www.daratalfunun.org

Tours of Amman


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