Editing Amman (section)

===Lifestyle===

Amman is considered one of the most liberal cities in the [[Arab world]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.historyofjordan.com/jordan2/jh/collection.php?album=%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86| title=Amman| work=History of Jordan| access-date=25 September 2015| archive-date=5 March 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305104650/http://www.historyofjordan.com/jordan2/jh/collection.php?album=%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86| url-status=live}}</ref> The city has become one of the most popular destinations for expatriates and college students who seek to live, study, or work in the [[Middle East]] or the Arab world in general.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.amideast.org/abroad/programs/jordan/why-jordan-why-amman| title=Why Jordan? Why Amman?| access-date=25 September 2015| publisher=amideast.org| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026030523/https://www.amideast.org/abroad/programs/jordan/why-jordan-why-amman| archive-date=26 October 2018| url-status=dead}}</ref> The city's culinary scene has changed from its [[shawerma|shawarma]] stands and [[falafel]] joints to embrace many popular international restaurants and fast-food outlets such as [[Asian fusion]] restaurants, French [[bistro]]s and Italian [[trattoria]]s. The city has become famous for its fine dining scene among Western expatriates and [[Persian Gulf]] tourists.<ref name=NYTtrav>{{cite news |work= The New York Times |title=A Newly Stylish Amman Asserts Itself |first=Andrew |last=Ferren |date=22 November 2009 |url= http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/travel/22next.html |access-date= 30 March 2010 |archive-date=27 November 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091127181056/http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/travel/22next.html?pagewanted=1 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Souk Jara 4 Jul 2008 (7).JPG|thumb|Souk Jara is one of the most famous outdoor markets managed by the Jabal Amman Residents Association (JARA).]]

Large [[shopping mall]]s were built during the 2000s in Amman, including the [[Mecca Mall]], Abdoun Mall, [[City Mall (Amman)|City Mall]], Al-Baraka Mall, Taj Mall, Zara Shopping Center, Avenue Mall, and [[Abdali Mall]] in Al Abdali.<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KcGcDdi20SwC&pg=PA108| title=Jordan| page=108| author=Carole French| publisher=Bradt| year=2012| isbn=9781841623986| access-date=24 August 2017| archive-date=18 May 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518201155/https://books.google.com/books?id=KcGcDdi20SwC&pg=PA108| url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wakalat Street]] ("Agencies Street") is Amman's first pedestrian-only street and carries a lot of name-label clothes. The [[Sweifieh]] area is considered to be the main shopping district of Amman.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://islahnews.net/209994.html| title=اعادة دراسة واقع شارع الوكالات| access-date=25 September 2015| date=3 October 2013| work=Islah News| publisher=islahnews.net| language=ar| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709054705/http://islahnews.net/209994.html| archive-date=9 July 2019| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Nightclubs, music bars and [[Hookah lounge|shisha lounges]] are present across Amman, changing the city's old image as the conservative capital of the kingdom. This burgeoning new nightlife scene is shaped by Jordan's young population.<ref>{{cite news| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215215544/http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/amman-bustles-with-nightlife-shedding-old-image-1913627.html| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/amman-bustles-with-nightlife-shedding-old-image-1913627.html| title= Amman bustles with nightlife, shedding old image |newspaper= [[The Independent]] |archive-date=15 December 2013 | url-status=dead| access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref> In addition to the wide range of drinking and dancing venues on the social circuit of the city's affluent crowd, Amman hosts cultural entertainment events, including the annual Amman Summer Festival. [[Souk Jara]] is a Jordanian weekly [[flea market]] event that occurs every Friday throughout the summer.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/souk-jara-open-9pm-2am-ramadan| title=Souk JARA open from 9&nbsp;pm to 2&nbsp;am in Ramadan| publisher=The Jordan News| date=24 June 2015| work=The Jordan Times| access-date=30 September 2015| archive-date=1 October 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001195829/http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/souk-jara-open-9pm-2am-ramadan| url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sweifieh]] is considered to be the unofficial red-light district of Amman as it holds most of the city's nightclubs, bars.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://country-stats.com/en/countries/asia/jordan/10185-jordan-politics.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305053911/http://country-stats.com/en/countries/asia/jordan/10185-jordan-politics.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=5 March 2016| title=Jordan – Politics| access-date=29 September 2015| work=country-stats.com}}</ref> Jabal Amman and [[Jabal al-Luweibdeh]] are home to many pubs and bars as well, making the area popular among bar hoppers.<ref name=NYTtrav/>

Alcohol is widely available in restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and supermarkets.<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5x2pJuvWeOQC&pg=PA77| title=Jordan| author1=Anthony Ham| author2=Paul Greenway| year=2003| isbn=978-1-74059-165-2| page=77| publisher=[[Lonely Planet]]| access-date=24 August 2017| archive-date=18 October 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018104900/https://books.google.com/books?id=5x2pJuvWeOQC&pg=PA77| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| url=https://archive.org/details/jordan0000tell| url-access=registration| title=Jordan| author=Matthew Teller|isbn=978-1-85828-740-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/jordan0000tell/page/44 44]| year=2002| publisher=[[Rough Guides]]}}</ref> There are numerous nightclubs and bars across the city, especially in West Amman. {{as of|2011}}, there were 77 registered nightclubs in Jordan (excluding bars and pubs), overwhelmingly located in the capital city.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://en.ammonnews.net/article.aspx?articleNO=11349 | title=3% of Nightclub women are Jordanian &#124; Editor's Choice &#124; Ammon News | publisher=En.ammonnews.net | date=19 January 2011 | access-date=24 November 2013 | archive-date=2 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230557/http://en.ammonnews.net/article.aspx?articleNO=11349#.UpAderQTvow | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2009, there were 222 registered liquor stores in Amman.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sarayanews.com/index.php?page=article&id=13779|title=الاردن يستورد خمور بقيمة مليونين و(997) الف دينار خلال عام 2008|date=25 September 2009|access-date=23 September 2015|language=ar|publisher=sarayanews.com|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923164449/http://www.sarayanews.com/index.php?page=article&id=13779|url-status=live}}</ref>