
Mango Street ( ar, شارع مانجو) is a historic street in the
Jabal Amman area near downtown
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. Officially named ''
Omar bin al-Khattab
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate ...
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( ar, شارع عمر بن الخطاب), the street derives its nickname from the Mango House, a building on the intersection between Mango and
Rainbow Streets. Mango Street has an assortment of historic buildings, many being
Ottoman, and across the street from the
Mango House is
Al-Mufti House.
Books@Cafe
and other locations such as Old View Cafe line the street.
References
Streets in Amman
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