Buying Land in Jordan: Zoning, Basin, Plot and the Deed

Residential zones (سكن أ، ب، ج، د) differ in the smallest plot, the setbacks and how much of the plot can be built. Agricultural, commercial and industrial zones have their own rules. The site plan from the municipality or the Department of Lands and Survey shows the zoning and the streets planned around the plot.

A plot with its own deed (مفروزة) can be sold and built on alone. A share in a shared plot (مشاع) belongs to several owners together; building on it or selling a fixed part usually needs the others' agreement or a division first. Ask which one it is before you agree on a price.

Check that a street reaches the plot, and ask whether water and electricity lines are near. The price per dunam (1,000 m²) changes a lot between a plot on a paved street and one without access.