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<h2class="blog-post-title"dir="auto"><ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/azraq-wetland-disappearing-oasis/">Azraq Wetland, a Disappearing Oasis</a></h2>
<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2016-09-24T21:28:31+03:00">Sat Sep 24, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
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<h4>A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing soon.</h4>
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<p>There’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>
<p>Learn more about the wetlands on a trip with <ahref="http://wildjordan.com/">Wild Jordan</a> or <ahref="http://experiencejordan.com/">Experience Jordan</a>, and <em>turn off the water in your shower or sink when you don’t need it!</em></p>
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