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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-10-11T12:06:06+03:00" > Tue Oct 11, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< i class = "fa fa-tag" aria-hidden = "true" > < / i > < a href = "/tags/mosque" rel = "tag" > Mosque< / a > , < a href = "/tags/aqaba" rel = "tag" > Aqaba< / a >
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< p > The best way to describe the Sheikh Zayed mosque would be “ the pearl of Aqaba.” There is a lot to love about this picturesque mosque by the Jordanian seaside, but its crown jewel < a href = "/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/" > isn’ t much to write home about< / a > .< / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-10-05T10:46:23+03:00" > Wed Oct 05, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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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 quite striking < em > The Martian< / em > , but where he goes snorkeling on a coral reef instead of growing potatoes.< / p >
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< h2 class = "blog-post-title" > < a href = "https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/king-hussein-mosque-night/" > King Hussein Mosque at Night< / a > < / h2 >
< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-29T11:54:07+03:00" > Thu Sep 29, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< i class = "fa fa-tag" aria-hidden = "true" > < / i > < a href = "/tags/mosque" rel = "tag" > Mosque< / a > , < a href = "/tags/amman" rel = "tag" > Amman< / a >
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< p > The < a href = "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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