It covers an area of 15 square kilometres (6 sq mi) in the heart of Amman, with a population of 165,333 in 2015.

[1] Large parts of the district are residential, but due its geographical location in the center of the city, it contains several important governmental buildings and businesses.

Most notably; Al-Iskan Bank Building, Jordan Hospital, King Abdullah I Mosque, Parliament of Jordan building, Palace of Justice, Royal Cultural Center, Princess Haya Cultural Center, National Orthodox School, Rosary College for girls and numerous embassies.

The Al-Madineh Al-Riyadiyah neighborhood contains Al Hussein Sports City while the rest of it is mostly residential.

[2] It is an Urban redevelopment in Al-Abdali that strives to make Amman a business, commercial and residential hub in the Middle East.