Jordan’s first ‘heritage village’ to be completed this year
Historic houses in Dana have been restored to encourage eco-tourism.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has given $2m to transform the Jordanian village of Dana, 180km southwest of Amman, into the country’s first “heritage village”.
The project, launched in 2011, is due to be completed by the end of this year.
The Art Newspaper
April 23, 2014
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Fifty-seven historic houses, previously dilapidated and abandoned, are currently being restored in the 500-year-old village.
The project’s aim is to encourage local villagers, who abandoned the area in search of better jobs, to return once the restoration work is complete, and use the houses to generate income through tourism, providing visitors with an experience of Jordanian heritage. Once complete, the village will boast 107 hotel rooms and various tourist facilities.
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