7Hills Skatepark

The 7Hills Skatepark is a 650 sq. meter concrete skatepark located at Samir Rifai Park in downtown Amman, Jordan named for the seven hills that the city is built on.

History

7Hills skatepark is the Jordan's first skate park.{{cite news |last1=Mustefa |first1=Zab |title=Recreation: Skateboarding for peace in Jordan and Afghanistan |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1170588/recreation-skateboarding-for-peace-in-jordan-and-afghanistan |access-date=16 April 2021 |work=DAWN.COM |date=22 March 2015 |language=en}} The project was initiated, fundraised through Indiegogo, and constructed by non-profit organization Make Life Skate Life and local artists are encouraged to use its walls as their canvas.{{cite news |last1=Ruffin |first1=Jason |title=For These Young Street Artists, Amman Is a Beige Canvas |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/for-these-young-street-artists-amman-is-a-beige-canvas |access-date=16 April 2021 |work=Atlas Obscura |date=18 February 2020 |language=en}}{{citation|url=http://makelifeskatelife.org/projects/7hills|title=Make Life Skate Life: 7Hills Skatepark|publisher=makelifeskatelife.org|access-date=2015-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121180025/http://makelifeskatelife.org/projects/7hills|archive-date=2016-01-21|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last1=Westcott |first1=Lucy |title=A Day in the Life of 7Hills, Amman's Community Skate Park |url=https://www.newsweek.com/day-life-7hills-ammans-community-skatepark-361024 |access-date=16 April 2021 |work=Newsweek |date=9 August 2015 |language=en}} The skatepark was built in December 2014 and connects different groups of refugees in Amman via equipment rental, classes, separate times for boys and girls and more.{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Lauren |title=A skateboard NGO is bringing refugee communities together in Jordan |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200911-a-skateboard-ngo-is-bringing-refugee-communities-together-in-jordan/ |access-date=16 April 2021 |work=Middle East Monitor |date=11 September 2020}} Jesse Locke's documentary 7 Hills tells the story of the creation of the park.{{cite news |last1=Houston |first1=Henry |title=A Skatepark Grows in Jordan – Eugene Weekly |url=https://www.eugeneweekly.com/2020/04/23/a-skatepark-grows-in-jordan/ |access-date=16 April 2021 |work=Eugene Weekly |date=23 April 2020}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20160121180025/http://makelifeskatelife.org/projects/7hills Make Life Skate Life Project Page]

Category:Skateparks

Category:Sports venues in Amman

Category:2014 establishments in Jordan

Category:Sports venues completed in 2014