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WHEN CIRCLES ARE SQUARES
With its endless one-way streets, stairways, narrow lanes and jebels, Amman is confusing enough to get around any-
way, but the ambiguous names for the streets and circles would challenge the navigational skills of even the most
experienced explorer. We have used the more common names on maps and in the text, but if street signs, directions
given by locals and queries from taxi drivers are still confusing, refer to the list below.
Don't forget that Al-Malek means King, so King Faisal St is sometimes labelled Al-Malek Faisal St. Similarly,
Al-Malekah is Queen and Al-Emir (Al-Amir) is Prince. And don't be too surprised that some 'circles' are now
called 'squares'
(maidan)
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Circles
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»1st Circle - Maidan al-Malek Abdullah
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»2nd Circle - Maidan Wasfi al-Tal
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»3rd Circle - Maidan al-Malek Talal
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»4th Circle - Maidan al-Emir Gazi bin Mohammed
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»5th Circle - Maidan al-Emir Faisal bin Hussein
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»6th Circle - Maidan al-Emir Rashid bin al-Hassan
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»7th Circle - Maidan al-Emir Talal bin Mohammed
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»Ministry of the Interior Circle - Maidan Jamal Abdul Nasser
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»Sports City Circle - Maidan al-Medina al-Riyadiyah
Streets
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»Rainbow St - Abu Bakr as-Siddiq St
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»Zahran St - Al-Kulliyah al-Islamiyah St
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»Mango St - Omar bin al-Khattab St
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»Saqf Sayl St - Quraysh St
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»Police St - Suleiman al-Nabulsi St
Museum of Popular Traditions
( 4651670; Roman Theatre complex; 8am-7pm Sat-Thu & 10am-4pm Fri May-Sep,
8am-5pm Sat-Thu & 9am-4pm Fri Oct-Apr)
This small museum, immediately to the left
as you enter the Roman Theatre, has well-presented displays of traditional costumes, jew-
ellery, face masks and mosaics from Jerash.
MUSEUM
ROMAN PLAZA
Forum
