His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday was presented the Amman Master Plan, which seeks to provide clear direction for sustainable development of the capital until the year 2025.

Also on Monday, the King laid the foundation stone of the multimillion-dinar King Abdullah Park, which is expected to serve one million residents of Muqablain and the surrounding areas, providing inhabitants of east Amman with breathing space.

Designed by the office of Danish landscape architect Jeppe Aagard Andersen, the project will include sports fields, IT and social services centers, in addition to pedestrian paths and restaurants.

Construction work on the 505-dunum park has already started, with the first phase of the project expected to be ready by mid-2009, and the rest scheduled for completion in 2011.

The park is part of the ambitious master plan, which focuses on upgrading infrastructure and services in areas recently added to the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM).

Amman Mayor Omar Maani, who presented His Majesty with the master plan, said the scheme has applied principles of smart development.

The plan's main goal is controlling construction expansion and building a liveable city which offers its residents various services, Maani said.