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<h4>A picturesque view where you can't see the trash on the beach</h4>
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<p>I’m struggling to find words to describe my trip to Jordan’s coastal city Aqaba. Initially, the contrast between dry desert, rocky mountains, and the turquoise water of the Red Sea is visually striking—imagine Matt Damon in <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)"><em>The Martian</em></a>, but where he goes snorkeling on a coral reef instead of growing potatoes.</p>
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<h2class="blog-post-title"dir="auto"><ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/king-hussein-mosque-night/">King Hussein Mosque at Night</a></h2>
<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2016-09-29T11:54:07+03:00">Thu Sep 29, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
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<h4>Amman's King Hussein mosque at night</h4>
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<p>The <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Hussein_Mosque">King Hussein mosque</a> was built in 2005 and is the largest mosque in Jordan. I haven’t visited it yet, but I’ve spent quite a few evenings admiring it from a balcony in the <em>Khalda</em> neighborhood of West Amman.</p>
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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 <ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/">other hand-painted wood ceiling</a> I posted about two 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>
<ahref='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-ceiling/'>Read more →</a>
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