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< h2 class = "blog-post-title" > < a href = "https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/azraq-wetland-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 < / 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 one of Amman’ s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I’ m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of < em > baklawa< / em > — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.< / p >
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< h2 class = "blog-post-title" > < a href = "https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-amman/" > Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman< / a > < / h2 >
< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-20T14:58:34+03:00" > Tue Sep 20, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< h4 > Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman< / h4 >
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< p > Even if the number number of mosques in Amman < em > didn’ t< / em > outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “ < em > Is that an Armenian church?< / em > ” I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.< / p >
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< li > < a href = "/2016/12/grandeur-petra/" > The Grandeur of Petra< / a > < / li >
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