Mango Street

Mango Street, looking north

Mango Street (Arabic: شارع مانجو‎‎) is a historic street in the Jabal Amman area near downtown Amman, Jordan. Officially named Omar bin al-Khattab Street^[1] (Arabic: شارع عمر بن الخطاب‎‎), the street derives its nickname from the Mango House, a building on the intersection between Mango and Rainbow Streets. Mango Street has an assortment of historic buildings, many being Ottoman, and across the street from the Mango House is Al-Mufti House.^[2] Books@Cafe^[1] and other locations such as Old View Cafe line the street.

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