Amman — A City of Street Art and Culture

Amman has a unique charm and a special place in my heart

Streetart in Amman, located near the Roman Amphitheater — Photo by the author

Last week, while walking through the streets of Amman, Jordan, I looked up to take a picture of the scenary around me, and behold, a fantastic street art was looking down at me.

Amman, otherwise known as the white city, is the world's oldest and most consistently inhabited city, initially founded in 7250 BC. It is called the white city because its houses are made from limestone — By law, all residential facades must be covered in limestone in Amman.

Photo taken by the author

nowadays, Amman's old buildings and districts are covered with street art representing the city's culture, diversity, and youth. The entire town is like a vast museum plastered with art on every corner.

It hasn't always been like this. Amman's walls used to be covered with spray-painted quotes, cheers for sports teams, and the most famous sentence of them all, "To fence your farms," followed by a random phone number. Sometimes they'll spray paint to advertise for a nearby business.