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<title>Oasis on Picturing Jordan</title>
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<title>Azraq Wetland, a Disappearing Oasis</title>
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<link>https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/azraq-wetland-disappearing-oasis/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 21:28:31 +0300</pubDate>
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<h4>A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing soon.</h4>
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<p>There&rsquo;s a unique 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 Azraq was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in recent decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.</p>
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