New Abdali Explained

New Abdali is an area in the Al-Abdali district in Amman, Jordan. Its development plan, launched in 2005, consisting of hotels, apartments, offices, commercial outlets and entertainment to be developed on 384000sqm of land, intending to create a total built-up area of over 2000000sqm.[1] [2] The area already hosts and will further host nearly all of the tallest buildings in Amman, including the current two tallest completed buildings of Amman which are Amman Rotana and W Amman.

A second phase was announced in May 2024, which will cover 1.2 million square meters and is expected to create over 3,000 jobs annually. It includes the construction of a multi-use conference center for 25,000 people, two towers with hotels, residential apartments, commercial centers, and advanced medical facilities. This phase aims to enhance Jordan's position in specialized tourism and promote a sustainable environment with green spaces.[3]

History

The project's idea was conceived in the early 2000s during a meeting between the then Lebanese prime minister and business tycoon Rafic Hariri, and King Abdullah.[4]

Project components

Source:[5]

Phase I

It is envisioned as the commercial and business center of Amman. Phase I contains the following built up area:

Total: 1,034,000 square metres

Phase II

It is envisioned with a central green park. Phase II contains the following built up area:

Total: 722,000 square metres

Overall project

Total: 1,756,000 square metres

Developments

Phase I of Abdali Project

Completed developments
Planned developments

Reception

The Abdali development has been critiqued as creating a neoliberal "urban enclave", the "auto centric" design of which "essentially exclud[es] those who do not have access to a private vehicle".[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jordan's $5 billion Abdali project: serious investment potential. 2015-08-21.
  2. Web site: Shiny new downtown launched in Amman. 2015-08-21.
  3. Web site: King briefed on expansion plans for Abdali project King Abdullah II Official Website . 2024-06-13 . kingabdullah.jo.
  4. Web site: New Investment for Hariri in Jordan soon. 3 March 2018. 3 March 2018. Khaberni.
  5. http://abdali.jo/index.php?r=site/page&id=6 Components
  6. Web site: Abu-Hamdi . Eliana . 9 January 2019 . The Urban Enclaves: On Neoliberal Urbanism in Amman . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210927071603/https://www.7iber.com/environment-urban/the-urban-enclaves-on-neoliberal-urbanism-in-amman/ . 2021-09-27 . 2021-09-27 . 7iber حبر . en.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "New Abdali".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.