Figure 8 : Phases of Al-Amrikiyyia Area development Figure 9 : The Impact of the influx of the Syrian Refugees on
Al-Amrikiyya Shopping Mall , after which the area is named , was one of the first buildings to meet this demand with its commercial activities on the lower floors and residential / administrative units on its upper floors . Four similar buildings , constituting consecutive phases of Al-Amrikiyyia Shopping Mall were developed along Al-Mehwer Al-Markazy and next to the university at a later stage . Al-Amrikiyyia Shopping Mall was a success as students began to visit it during the day for recreational purposes . Many of them chose to live there too .
Around the same period of time , Magda Shopping Mall was developed and started to operate at the corner of Al-Mehwer Al-Markazy and El-Tahrir Roads . Soon after , Diamond Shopping Mall was developed in the same area , with predominantly retail uses , and quickly became a major attraction for the entire city , as it was the biggest shopping mall in that region at the time . ( Figure 8 ) The area started to attract more residents ; especially Arab student coming to the 6th of October City to study at the university - giving the area its reputation as a multi-cultural zone .
By 2006 the number or foreign residents had gro ber of Iraqis had moved to the AAA due to uphe as the AAA ’ s population and importance increas ping Mall was constructed with a similar vertica at the bottom and residential units above . Wit Arab Spring , Syrian refugees began to move t City between 2011 and 2012 due to its reputa availability of services , job opportunities and aff portunities for work and investment were abun prices were still affordable at the time ; especially years , two new shopping malls were built in AA ping Mall and then Aly al-Deen Shopping Mall ing shape to the AAA ’ s main internal road . Ever have found in this spot an ideal location to star practice their savvy business flair . And they have since , bringing their relatives and friends to wo new businesses independently . Their rich food demeanor , clean and tidy shops have attracted and Syrian clients and created a new image to