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    <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-09-26T14:28:23&#43;03:00">Mon Sep 26, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in 
            <i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/categories/architecture" rel="category tag">Architecture</a>


            <i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/painting" rel="tag">Painting</a>, <a href="/tags/art" rel="tag">Art</a>

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        <h4>A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling</h4>
        
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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&#43;03:00">Sat Sep 24, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in 
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            <i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<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&rsquo;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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    <h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/buying-baklava-in-amman/" title="Buying Baklava in Amman">Buying Baklava in Amman</a></h2>
    <p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-09-23T11:15:16&#43;03:00">Fri Sep 23, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in 
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            <i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/baklawa" rel="tag">Baklawa</a>

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        <h4>Everybody likes baklava!</h4>
        
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<p>There&rsquo;s a shop in one of Amman&rsquo;s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I&rsquo;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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      <li><a href="/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-wood-ceiling/">Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling</a></li>
      
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