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date = "2016-10-11T12:06:06+03:00"
title = "Sheikh Zayed Mosque: the Pearl of Aqaba"
images = ["DSC_0024.JPG"]
slug = "sheikh-zayed-mosque-pearl-aqaba"
description = "The pearl of Aqaba is an elegant white mosque by the sea."
categories = ["Architecture"]
tags = ["Mosque", "Aqaba"]
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{{< figure src="DSC_0024.JPG" title="Beautiful mosque by the sea, surrounded by palm trees" alt="Beautiful mosque by the sea, surrounded by palm trees" >}}

The best way to describe the Sheikh Zayed mosque would be "the pearl of Aqaba." There is a lot to love about this picturesque mosque by the Jordanian seaside, but its crown jewel — to continue the analogy — is the impeccable Arabic calligraphy inlaid in its façade. Sadly, Aqaba itself [isn't much to write home about]({{< ref "aqaba-dirty-disappointing.md" >}}).

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Originally built in 1975, the mosque was refurbished in 2010 as part of a larger effort to revitalize the Red Sea port city and was modeled after the [Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque](http://www.szgmc.gov.ae/en/) in Abu Dhabi.
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 								date = "2016-10-11T12:06:06+03:00"
 								title = "Sheikh Zayed Mosque: the Pearl of Aqaba"
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This allows me to use Hugo's image resizing to create img srcsets
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I had to go back and find original photos for each of these posts
because Hugo was resizing my already-optimized versions and they
looked horrible. Unfortunately I couldn't find originals for these
posts:
  - aqaba-dirty-disappointing
  - contemporary-arab-design-jrf-showroom
  - eid-mubarak-neighborhood-dumpster
  - no-noise-near-noisy-mosque
  - red-orange-yellow-rice-bab-al-yemen

Hugo will fall back to looking in the static directory for these.

											
										
										
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-												Add blog post about Sheikh Zayed mosque in Aqaba

											
										
										
											2016-10-12 16:39:02 +02:00
+								slug = "sheikh-zayed-mosque-pearl-aqaba"
 								description = "The pearl of Aqaba is an elegant white mosque by the sea."
 								categories = ["Architecture"]
 								tags = ["Mosque", "Aqaba"]
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-												Move all content to page bundles

This allows me to use Hugo's image resizing to create img srcsets
where the client downloads an appropriate image depending on their
screen size.

I had to go back and find original photos for each of these posts
because Hugo was resizing my already-optimized versions and they
looked horrible. Unfortunately I couldn't find originals for these
posts:
  - aqaba-dirty-disappointing
  - contemporary-arab-design-jrf-showroom
  - eid-mubarak-neighborhood-dumpster
  - no-noise-near-noisy-mosque
  - red-orange-yellow-rice-bab-al-yemen

Hugo will fall back to looking in the static directory for these.

											
										
										
											2020-12-04 21:55:28 +01:00
+								{{< figure src="DSC_0024.JPG" title="Beautiful mosque by the sea, surrounded by palm trees" alt="Beautiful mosque by the sea, surrounded by palm trees" >}}
-												Add blog post about Sheikh Zayed mosque in Aqaba

											
										
										
											2016-10-12 16:39:02 +02:00
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+								The best way to describe the Sheikh Zayed mosque would be "the pearl of Aqaba." There is a lot to love about this picturesque mosque by the Jordanian seaside, but its crown jewel — to continue the analogy — is the impeccable Arabic calligraphy inlaid in its façade. Sadly, Aqaba itself [isn't much to write home about]({{< ref "aqaba-dirty-disappointing.md" >}}).
-												Add blog post about Sheikh Zayed mosque in Aqaba

											
										
										
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It is now some Chinese spam page

											
										
										
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+								Originally built in 1975, the mosque was refurbished in 2010 as part of a larger effort to revitalize the Red Sea port city and was modeled after the [Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque](http://www.szgmc.gov.ae/en/) in Abu Dhabi.