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< h2 class = "blog-post-title" > < a href = "https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/king-hussein-mosque-at-night/" title = "King Hussein Mosque at Night" > King Hussein Mosque at Night< / a > < / h2 >
< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-29T11:54:07+03:00" > Thu Sep 29, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< i class = "fa fa-tag" aria-hidden = "true" > < / i > < a href = "/tags/mosque" rel = "tag" > Mosque< / a > , < a href = "/tags/amman" rel = "tag" > Amman< / a >
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< p > The < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Hussein_Mosque" > King Hussein mosque< / a > was built in 2005 and is the largest mosque in Jordan. I haven’ t visited it yet, but I’ ve spent quite a few evenings admiring it from a balcony in the < em > Khalda< / em > neighborhood of West Amman.< / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-26T14:28:23+03:00" > Mon Sep 26, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the < a href = "/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/" > other hand-painted wood ceiling< / a > I posted about a few weeks ago, the work was done by an old Syrian man. This one is actually in my flat, and I may or may not have taken this picture while laying on my back on the living room floor.< / p >
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< h2 class = "blog-post-title" > < a href = "https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/azraq-wetland-a-disappearing-oasis/" title = "Azraq Wetland, a Disappearing Oasis" > Azraq Wetland, a Disappearing Oasis< / a > < / h2 >
< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-24T21:28:31+03:00" > Sat Sep 24, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< i class = "fa fa-tag" aria-hidden = "true" > < / i > < a href = "/tags/wetland" rel = "tag" > Wetland< / a > , < a href = "/tags/oasis" rel = "tag" > Oasis< / a >
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< h4 > A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future.< / h4 >
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< p > There’ s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.< / p >
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< p > < em > Picturing Jordan< / em > , sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.< br > < br > < a href = "/about" > Read more →< / a > < / p >
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< li > < a href = "/2016/09/king-hussein-mosque-at-night/" > King Hussein Mosque at Night< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-wood-ceiling/" > Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "/2016/09/azraq-wetland-a-disappearing-oasis/" > Azraq Wetland, a Disappearing Oasis< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "/2016/09/buying-baklava-in-amman/" > Buying Baklava in Amman< / a > < / li >
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< li > < a href = "/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-in-amman/" > Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman< / a > < / li >
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