The Jara market, which opens its doors to citizens every Friday, from May to the end of September, is an annual event that includes a selection of local handicrafts; Its exhibits vary between household items, jewelry, pottery, clothing, and many other unique and distinctive pieces.
The tour of the Jara market is a unique experience enjoyed by market goers who are amateurs of handicrafts, as they have an exceptional opportunity to see a wide variety of handicrafts, contemplate their elaborate details, and perhaps acquire some of them.
This free market has become an innovative event that people look forward to every year, as it gives them an opportunity to enjoy the wonderful products that are sold in the open air and to buy handmade products such as crafts, jewelry and various traditional foodstuffs, which are unique and of high quality.
The Jara market was named after this; From an idea that aimed to do something to revive this area and preserve the temporality and spatiality of the site, an initiative of the people of the region to be formulated into the “Jara” market association.
The visitors of this market praised this pioneering idea in terms of preserving the value and history of the place, which has become a complex for all traditional crafts and a tourist market that visitors of all nationalities come to.
In turn, Halima Faraj, one of the customers of this market for more than a year, said that this place, with all its dimensions and details, is a landmark for Jordanians, as it takes them back to the beautiful past, and it has become obligatory for all the residents of the area they abandoned to return to visit this place, which she described as “The Imaginary”.
Mrs. Ataf Faraj Umm Hassan agreed with the idea of ​​preserving the history of this place, in addition to that it has become a tourist, intellectual, cultural, heritage and food forum for all nationalities.
This place has become a destination for many people who want to enjoy a unique shopping experience, as it is one of the most famous and popular markets, as it is characterized as a diverse market.
The Jara market in Amman competes with many other markets in the city, as it includes many diverse shops, and each store is unique with its own goods, as there are unique stores selling traditional costumes, embroideries, and shapes that decorate clothes.
-(Petra)