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<h4>Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman</h4>
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<p>Even if the number of mosques in Amman <em>didn’t</em> outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. The unique architecture caught my eye once and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself “<em>Is that an Armenian church?</em>” I finally went on an scavenger hunt and found it.</p>
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<h2class="blog-post-title"><ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/camping-dana-biosphere-reserve/">Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve</a></h2>
<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2016-09-19T09:48:23+03:00">Mon Sep 19, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
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<h4>Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere</h4>
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<p>A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan’s Rift Valley. <ahref="http://wildjordan.com/">Wild Jordan</a> has regular hiking and camping trips to the reserve and they are very affordable. The staff are friendly and genuinely care about nature conservation. Trips to this and other national parks are part of an impressive <ahref="http://www.rscn.org.jo/">government effort</a> to preserve Jordan’s natural spaces.</p>
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<h4>Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling</h4>
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<p>There’s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. Three flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I’m not sure if it’s typical for the region or not—the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book—but they are exquisite.</p>
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