The Greater Amman Municipality announced investment opportunities in the northern part of King Abdullah I Park in Amman s Wadi Saqra area in order to revive the site.
Ibrahim Khrais GAM s executive director for assets and supply said a total of 27 tourism offices are located at the park which remains deserted after the end of their working hours.
As soon as they finish work at 6pm the area becomes deserted so we want to revive it and attract visitors.
In the past the park used to be the main attraction for both Jordanians and tourists alike.
It is called a park which means it has to serve the local community and this is why we wanted to try to restore its appeal he added.
Khrais noted that people can open restaurants cafés and organize family and entertainment activities.
But there will be no agrileh permits in accordance with the law he added.
The official noted that investors will be allowed to construct new buildings or demolish old ones to make their investments successful.
The tourism offices operating at the park are also allowed to propose investments provided that they are not plans to expand their premises.
The ownership of the constructed buildings will revert to the municipality once the investment contract expires.
There will be two more stages to revive the parks but we want to see the results of the first stage in the northern part it is a 79 dunum area in total Khrais added.