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< h2 class = "blog-post-title" dir = "auto" > < a href = "https://picturingjordan.com/2018/07/saint-thaddeus-church-sunset/" > Saint Thaddeus Church at Sunset< / a > < / h2 >
< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2018-07-17T13:16:43+03:00" > Tue Jul 17, 2018< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< span class = "fas fa-tag" aria-hidden = "true" > < / span > < a href = "/tags/church/" rel = "tag" > Church< / a > , < a href = "/tags/amman/" rel = "tag" > Amman< / a >
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< h4 > Iconic Armenian Church in Jabal Al-Ashrafiyeh at Sunset< / h4 >
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< p > Shortly after moving to Amman < a href = "https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-amman/" > I noticed this unique building< / a > on a distant hill and I set out on a sort of scavenger hunt to find it. The walk from downtown to Jabal Al-Ashrafiyeh is packed with winding streets and steep staircases (some of which go nowhere). To this day the church is one of my favorite landmarks in Amman and I often make the trek there when I’ m feeling like getting some exercise and exploring the city. I like to think of it as a pilgrimage < em > is< / em > a religious site after all!< / p >
< a href = 'https://picturingjordan.com/2018/07/saint-thaddeus-church-sunset/' > Read more →< / a >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2018-02-28T13:43:29+02:00" > Wed Feb 28, 2018< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< span class = "fas fa-tag" aria-hidden = "true" > < / span > < a href = "/tags/pella/" rel = "tag" > Pella< / a > , < a href = "/tags/greek/" rel = "tag" > Greek< / a > , < a href = "/tags/roman/" rel = "tag" > Roman< / a >
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< h4 > Remains of the classical basilica of Pella< / h4 >
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< p > These days there isn’ t much to see of the Greco– < a href = "https://picturingjordan.com/2017/04/greco-roman-ruins-jerash/" > Jerash< / a > . With a bit of imagination and some historical background, however, they are equally enchanting and even have a unique character of their own.< / p >
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< h2 class = "blog-post-title" dir = "auto" > < a href = "https://picturingjordan.com/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/" > Cleanliness Comes From Faith< / a > < / h2 >
< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2017-07-25T16:15:22+03:00" > Tue Jul 25, 2017< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< span class = "fas fa-tag" aria-hidden = "true" > < / span > < a href = "/tags/graffiti/" rel = "tag" > Graffiti< / a > , < a href = "/tags/amman/" rel = "tag" > Amman< / a >
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< h4 > Graffiti in downtown Amman appeals to the faithful< / h4 >
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< p > There is a popular notion that cleanliness is an important part of the Islamic faith, though you wouldn’ t know it from walking around Jordan. I have never seen people throw coffee cups, half-eaten sandwiches, tissues, etc on the street so carelessly <!-- raw HTML omitted --> finesse<!-- raw HTML omitted --> < / p >
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