The 7Hills Skatepark is a 650 sq. meter concrete skatepark located at
Samir Rifai
Samir Zaid al-Rifai ( ar, سمير زيد الرفاعي) (born 1 July 1966) is a Jordanian politician who was the 38th Prime Minister of Jordan from 14 December 2009 to 9 February 2011.
Early life and education
Al-Rifai hails from a prominent ...
Park in downtown
Amman,
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 ...
named for the seven hills that the city is built on.
History
7Hills skatepark is the Jordan's first skate park.
The project was initiated, fundraised through
Indiegogo, and constructed by non-profit organization
Make Life Skate Life and local artists are encouraged to use its walls as their canvas.
The skatepark was built in December 2014 and connects different groups of refugees in Amman via equipment rental, classes, separate times for boys and girls and more.
Jesse Locke's documentary ''7 Hills'' tells the story of the creation of the park.
References
External links
Make Life Skate Life Project Page
Skateparks
Sports venues in Amman
2014 establishments in Jordan
Sports venues completed in 2014
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