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Abdoun Mall
Abdoun Mall is a smaller version of Mecca Mall. More are bound to follow.
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Al-Alaydi Jordan Craft Centre
It's difficult to leave here without spending money, with an overwhelming selection spread over several floors. Items include jewellery, Hebron glassware, Palestinian embroidery, kilims and wood carvings, with old kitchen implements and Bedouin tent accessories on the top floor. Prices are marked in both dinars and US dollars.
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Al-Aulama Bookshop
Good for hard-to-find locally produced (and Lonely Planet) guidebooks, maps and postcards.
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Al-Burgan
Has a smaller selection of items but the staff are knowledgeable and prices are reasonable. It's behind Jordan InterContinental Hotel.
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Amman Bookshop
Just down from 3rd Circle, it has the best range of books and novels in Amman.
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Artisana
In the same area, this is another excellent smaller showroom with a wide range that includes scarves, bottles of holy water from the Jordan River and repros of the famous 6000-year-old statues from Ain Ghazal.
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Bawabet al-Sharq
The 'Gate of the Orient' has locally made (some on site) home décor items tending towards the kitsch. Sales benefit several Jordanian women's groups.
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Beit al-Bawadi
The place for quality ceramics, created to support local artisans, who you can see working in the basement. Designs are both traditional and modern (lampshades and dinner sets), some decorated with Arabic calligraphy. The top floor has the discounted items. Credit cards are accepted.
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Bustami's Library
Right in the heart of Downtown, this tiny bookstand is the place to go for up-to-date Western magazines and newspapers.
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C-Town Shopping Centre, Shmeisani
C-Town Shopping Centre, Shmeisani has a branch close to 7th Circle, as well as in Shmeisani.
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C-Town Shopping Centre, Sweifieh
C-Town Shopping Centre, Sweifieh also has a branch close to 7th Circle, as well as in Shmeisani.
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duty-free shop
Amman has a Tourists can buy duty-free products here, including 1L of booze and 200 cigarettes, during the first 14 days of their visit. Bring your passport.
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Flower of Life Bookshop
Strong on archaeology, spirituality and kids' books.
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Haboob Grand Stores
A central food store is Haboob Grand Stores, between 1st and 2nd circles; it sometimes closes on Fridays.
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Jordan InterContinental Hotel Bookshop
Has a large collection of books about Jordan.
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Jordan River Foundation
There's an emphasis on home design here, with cushions, camel bags, candles, embroidery, baskets (from Wadi Rayan in the Jordan Valley) and Dead Sea products, all at high prices to match the high quality. Also here is the showroom of Bani Hamada, which has excellent community-made weavings.
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Mecca Mall
Mall mania is sweeping through Amman. The biggest monster is Mecca Mall in the northwestern suburbs, with a cinema, bowling alley, video arcade and dozens of restaurants.
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Oriental Souvenirs Store
More rustic than the others listed here but it's something of an Aladdin's Cave. It's friendly and family run.
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Safeway, Shmeisani
There is an outlet of Safeway, Shmeisani around 500m southwest of the Sports City junction.
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Safeway, Sweifieh
There is an outlet of Safeway, Sweifieh just southwest of 7th Circle.
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Salam Centre
One good place, among many, offering memory cards, battery chargers and video cassettes.
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Silsal Ceramics
Has a small showroom of superb modern pottery with price tags that are surprisingly reasonable. If you're coming along Zahran St from 5th Circle, it's the third small street on the right.
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Titles
Across from the Flower of Life Bookshop, with a good selection of books for sale and DVDs to rent.
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Wild Jordan
The nature store at the Wild Jordan Centre sells ecotourism products made in Jordan's nature reserves, including silver, organic herbs and jams from Dana, painted ostrich eggs from Shaumari, and candles made by Bedouin women as part of an income-generation project in Feinan, all decorated with unique nature-inspired designs. All profits go back to the craftspeople and the nature reserve projects.
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