I love this city. Amman, Al Urdun. Ask me have I ever been to it, and the answer is of course no, like the majority of the other cities in the Middle East. But here's the thing, I don't really care for not going there, I have friends whose family resides in this particular city and my own family has even stopped there before. It's true that they stayed there over night or even two hours, (one of the two) however that's good enough for me to make my own opinonated claim that Amman is a very beautiful city.
What does beautiful in this context mean? Well, it certainly doesn't mean Dubai style beautiful or Sharm El Sheikh beautiful. In fact, Amman is beautiful in its own way, so I can't compare it to any other city because it's almost impossible. If I had to absolutely pick one city, then it'd have to be Alexandria, Egypt. You might say why didn't you choose Cairo, and I'll simply respond by answering that Cairo is just too big to be compared by any city in the Middle East. Alexandria even is out there when comparing it to Amman, but oh well, it needs a "close" city, does it not?
Don't bother with worrying yourself about why I chose Alexandria as Amman's "close" city. This post isn't about comparing the two. But you're most definately free to go back and read my Alexandria posts and the upcoming Amman ones and compare them yourself even though you might not agree with my previous claim
What makes Amman a special city? Nothing is my answer. It's a simple city with many shared characteristics of Cairo, but I shall not compare the two at all. Amman has a lower, middle, and upper class. And these categories may be divided into sub-categories. Amman is divided into two centers, East Amman and West Amman. East Amman is located in the old downtown district. Shops, bazaars, stands upon stands of food, people everywhere, crowded cafes, old cars honking for no apparent reason, and flies. That pretty much sums up East Amman. The Roman Theater is there, along with many other historical ruins that tourists may find intersting. East Amman isn't really what attracts what people like me look for in a city though; that would be West Amman.
West Amman is the more predominately modern extension of Amman. And Amman is so small that when compared in international standards, you'll find that Amman is ranked relatively "high" based on quality of life only because of West Amman. West Amman has indoor cafes with modern architecture and luxurious lighting. It has more modern and cleander buildings even though they may not be skyscrapers, but who cares, they're still new and expensive. West Amman has the new apartments and villas and mansions. It is where all of the mega malls are located. It has adapted to a more European style of life, despite the fact that the entire country is almost Muslim.
What does beautiful in this context mean? Well, it certainly doesn't mean Dubai style beautiful or Sharm El Sheikh beautiful. In fact, Amman is beautiful in its own way, so I can't compare it to any other city because it's almost impossible. If I had to absolutely pick one city, then it'd have to be Alexandria, Egypt. You might say why didn't you choose Cairo, and I'll simply respond by answering that Cairo is just too big to be compared by any city in the Middle East. Alexandria even is out there when comparing it to Amman, but oh well, it needs a "close" city, does it not?
Don't bother with worrying yourself about why I chose Alexandria as Amman's "close" city. This post isn't about comparing the two. But you're most definately free to go back and read my Alexandria posts and the upcoming Amman ones and compare them yourself even though you might not agree with my previous claim
What makes Amman a special city? Nothing is my answer. It's a simple city with many shared characteristics of Cairo, but I shall not compare the two at all. Amman has a lower, middle, and upper class. And these categories may be divided into sub-categories. Amman is divided into two centers, East Amman and West Amman. East Amman is located in the old downtown district. Shops, bazaars, stands upon stands of food, people everywhere, crowded cafes, old cars honking for no apparent reason, and flies. That pretty much sums up East Amman. The Roman Theater is there, along with many other historical ruins that tourists may find intersting. East Amman isn't really what attracts what people like me look for in a city though; that would be West Amman.
West Amman is the more predominately modern extension of Amman. And Amman is so small that when compared in international standards, you'll find that Amman is ranked relatively "high" based on quality of life only because of West Amman. West Amman has indoor cafes with modern architecture and luxurious lighting. It has more modern and cleander buildings even though they may not be skyscrapers, but who cares, they're still new and expensive. West Amman has the new apartments and villas and mansions. It is where all of the mega malls are located. It has adapted to a more European style of life, despite the fact that the entire country is almost Muslim.
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