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date = "2016-09-20T14:58:34+03:00"
title = "Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman"
slug = "saint-thaddeus-church-amman"
image = "/2016/09/IMG_20160919_141959.jpg"
categories = ["Architecture"]
tags = ["Church", "Armenia"]
description = "Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman."
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{{< figure src="/2016/09/IMG_20160919_141959.jpg" title="Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman" alt="Armenian church with pointy steeple" >}}

Even if the number number of mosques in Amman *didn't* 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 "*Is that an Armenian church?*" I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.

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