Mecca Mall

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Mecca Mall
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Interior of Mecca Mall
Mecca Mall

Mecca Mall is a shopping center on Mecca Street in West Amman, Jordan. It houses international brand clothing and fashion stores, restaurants, cafes, a supermarket, cinemas, a fitness centre, the Jordan International Exhibition Centre (JIEC), and other entertainment facilities including a bowling alley, a children's play area, and an ice rink. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Jordan-based Kurdi Group opened the first two shopping malls in Amman, Abdoun Mall in 2001 followed by the larger Mecca Mall in 2003. [2] [3] [4] An extension of Mecca Mall was completed in 2006, expanding it to a total area of 195,000 square metres (2,100,000 sq ft). [2] [4] In its early years, the mall was known as the "Baghdad Mall" or the "Iraqi Embassy" because of the number of Iraqis who had fled the 2003 invasion who shopped there. [2] [6]

References

  1. "About Us". Mecca Mall. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 The Report: Emerging Jordan 2007. Oxford Business Group. 2007. p. 151. ISBN   9781902339740 . Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 The Report: Jordan 2011. Oxford Business Group. 2011. p. 165. ISBN   9781907065439 . Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 The Report: Jordan 2014. Oxford Business Group. 2014. p. 128. ISBN   9781910068144 . Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  5. "New Ice and Snow Park in Amman". Industrial Frigo Ice. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  6. McDonald, Ingrid (Spring 2006). "Letter from Amman: The War Next Door". The American Scholar . 75 (2): 6–10. JSTOR   41222561.