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AMMAN LINKS
Amman Night Panorama West Amman, from East Amman
West Amman from East Amman © Amélie Losier; all rights reserved
A Collection for the Visitor
Coming to Amman soon? Want to know more about the city?
Please find below a collections of links on Amman and Jordan, in English or German
and some of them in Arabic. If you have comments or suggestions for this list, please
let us know (contact).
Downtown © Amélie Losier; all rights reserved
BUNDESZENTRALE FÜR POLITISCHE BILDUNG: Länderprofil Jordanien
Some genrelle information about the country, its society and politics (only in
German)
JORDAN TIMES
The most important daily newspaper in the city.
BE AMMAN
An informative website about the city and culture.
CULTURAL CALENDAR
A calendar of events for Amman can be found here – and it is also the website of
one of the civil society organizations.
Button Shop © Amélie Losier; all rights reserved
SELECTED CULTURAL SPACES
Darat al-Funun
Al-Balad Theater
The Royal Film Commission
The National Centre for the Performing Arts
EUROPEAN CULTURAL INSTITUTES IN AMMAN
British Council
Institut Francais
Instituto Cervantes
Dante Alighieri
CULTURAL POLICY IN THE ARAB WORLD
A detailed study on Arab cultural policy, with a description of the cultural and
political situation in Jordan (2010, Eng.)
A recent country report on Jordan with a comprehensive view on cultural
institutions in Jordan (2015, Engl.)
Pomegranate © Amélie Losier; all rights reserved
Amman Hills © Amelie Losier; all rights reserved
GERMAN ORGANISATIONS IN JORDAN
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung (FNS)
Hans-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS)
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (Ramallah) (HBS)
Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD)
THE GERMAN-JORDANIAN UNIVERSITY
GJU
Mount Nebo © Amélie Losier; all rights reserved
JORDAN AS A TOURIST DESTINATION
Information about the tourisic destinations in Jordan – the ancient rock city of Petra,
Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea, the national parks and many other destinations.
Some information about new restaurants, pubs, cultural spaces in Amman.
Citadel Amman © Amélie Losier; all rights reserved
GERMAN EMBASSY IN AMMAN
The website of the German Embassy in Amman.
TRAVEL AND SAFETY NOTES
The "travel and safety notes" of the Foreign Office are regularly updated.
Amman © Amélie Losier; all rights reserved