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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 = "https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/" > other hand-painted wood ceiling< / a > I posted about two 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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< 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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< h4 > A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing soon< / h4 >
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< p > There’ s a unique wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman. In just thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years Azraq was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in recent decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.< / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-23T11:15:16+03:00" > Fri Sep 23, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< h4 > Everybody likes baklava!< / h4 >
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< p > There’ s a shop in Amman’ s main market downtown that sells traditional Arabic sweets. I’ m not sure who was more excited about this half-kilogram of baklava (which is called “ < em > baklawa< / em > ” in Arabic) < / p >
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