Abdali () is an area in the

Greater Amman Municipality Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant reg ...

, Jordan. It is named for

King Abdullah I Abdullah I (Abdullah bin Hussein; 2 February 188220 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan and its predecessor state Transjordan from 1921 until his assassination in 1951. He was the Emir of Transjordan, a British protectorate, until 1946, when he ...

who founded it in the 1940s. It covers an area of in the heart of

Amman Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant ...

, with a population of 165,333 in 2015. Large parts of the district are residential, and it also has several important government buildings and businesses. The area has several bus stations.

Neighborhoods

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

, as their accommodate. A part of the Shmeisani neighborhood is residential, however, the other part contains several companies, banks, hospitals, schools and governmental buildings. Most notably; Al-Iskan Bank Building, Jordan Hospital, King Abdullah I Mosque, 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 Pro ...

, 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.

Abdali Project

Gallery

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References

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