What is Dawarna?
Dawarna is an English-language guide to renting and buying property in Amman, Jordan. It publishes rent and price reports for 35 neighbourhoods, comparisons, and guides to contracts, fees and ownership rules, and will host home listings. The name comes from dawar, the Jordanian word for a traffic circle.
Every figure on the site names its source; see the methodology.
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Why we built Dawarna
Renting or buying in Amman means piecing together answers from classified sites, social media groups and word of mouth. Prices are quoted per year, fees are shared in ways nobody explains, and the rules for foreign buyers have changed more than once. Little of it is written in clear English with sources.
Dawarna puts the answers in one place: what rent and prices look like in each neighbourhood, which area suits you, and how the process works, with the sources named so you can check us. When homes are listed, they will sit beside the data that helps you judge them.
Dawarna in numbers
How we work
Name every source
Each price, fee or rule shows where it comes from and when. Official sources such as the Department of Lands and Survey and the Ministry of Interior take priority.Say what it is
Our prices are asking prices from listings, not sales or signed leases, and the page says so.Show the sample
We publish a median only when at least eight listings support it, and we publish how many sit behind each area.Admit gaps
Where we lack data, for example outer districts or price trends, we say so instead of guessing.What the name means
Dawar is the word Jordanians use for a traffic circle, and Amman is built around them: the 1st to the 8th Circle run west along the Zahran Street route, and addresses are often given by the nearest circle. Add the Arabic ending -na, meaning our, and you get dawarna: our circle. The logo is eight circles with one picked out in clay, the circle you choose to live on. Amman's circles, explained →
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What is Dawarna?
Dawarna is an English-language guide to renting and buying property in Amman, Jordan. It publishes neighbourhood guides, rent and sale price reports by area, neighbourhood comparisons, and plain-English guides to contracts, fees and ownership rules. Listings of homes are coming soon. Explore neighbourhoods →
What does Dawarna mean?
Dawar is the Jordanian word for a traffic circle, and Amman's western districts are organised around numbered circles, from the 1st to the 8th. Adding the Arabic ending -na, meaning our, gives dawarna: our circle. Our logo is eight circles, with one picked out in clay. Amman's circles explained →
Is Dawarna a real estate agency?
No. Dawarna is a property guide. It publishes information and will host listings from owners, licensed agents and developers, but it does not give legal, tax or financial advice. Confirm fees and approvals with the Department of Lands and Survey and a licensed lawyer. List a property →
Where do Dawarna's numbers come from?
Area rents and prices come from 2,146 public listings on Hagzi collected on 10 October 2026. City-wide estimates come from Numbeo. Fees, ownership rules and residency come from Jordanian government sources, and every page names its sources. Read the methodology →
Is Dawarna available in Arabic?
Dawarna is English first, because there is little reliable English-language guidance on renting and buying in Amman. An Arabic version is planned, and the Arabic name دوارنا already appears on the site. Tell us what you need →
How will Dawarna be funded?
We plan to fund the site through listings and advertising from agents, developers and property services. Sponsored placements will be labelled, kept apart from editorial content, and will never change the prices and medians we publish. Advertising principles →
How can I contact Dawarna?
Use the contact form. You can report a wrong figure, ask about listing a property or advertising, or make a privacy request. We correct errors and note what changed. Contact us →