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A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few 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. Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with darktable.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/DSC_0008.jpg" alt="A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling" />
<figcaption>
<h4>A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the <a href="/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/">other hand-painted wood ceiling</a> I posted about a few 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>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-wood-ceiling/'>Read more →</a>
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</p>
</header>
Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn&rsquo;t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself &ldquo;Is that an Armenian church?&rdquo; I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160919_141959.jpg" alt="Armenian church with pointy steeple" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Even if the number number of mosques in Amman <em>didn&rsquo;t</em> outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself &ldquo;<em>Is that an Armenian church?</em>&rdquo; I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-in-amman/'>Read more →</a>
</article>
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</p>
</header>
Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling There&rsquo;s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I&rsquo;m not sure if it&rsquo;s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160916_174409.jpg" alt="Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>There&rsquo;s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I&rsquo;m not sure if it&rsquo;s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/'>Read more →</a>
</article>

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Everybody likes baklava! There&rsquo;s a shop in one of Amman&rsquo;s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I&rsquo;m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160810_160953.jpg" alt="Young child smiling and wrapping up baklava in a shop in Amman" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Everybody likes baklava!</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>There&rsquo;s a shop in one of Amman&rsquo;s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I&rsquo;m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of <em>baklawa</em> — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/buying-baklava-in-amman/'>Read more →</a>
</article>

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A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future. There&rsquo;s an amazing 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 it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160924_101454.jpg" alt="Small lake with bridge and vegetation in the Jordanian desert." />
<figcaption>
<h4>A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future.</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>There&rsquo;s an amazing 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 it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/azraq-wetland-a-disappearing-oasis/'>Read more →</a>
</article>
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</p>
</header>
Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan&rsquo;s Rift Valley. Wild Jordan 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 government effort to preserve Jordan&rsquo;s natural spaces.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/DSC_0031.JPG" alt="Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan&rsquo;s Rift Valley. <a href="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 <a href="http://www.rscn.org.jo/">government effort</a> to preserve Jordan&rsquo;s natural spaces.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/camping-in-the-dana-biosphere-reserve/'>Read more →</a>
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</header>
A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few 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. Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with darktable.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/DSC_0008.jpg" alt="A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling" />
<figcaption>
<h4>A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the <a href="/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/">other hand-painted wood ceiling</a> I posted about a few 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>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-wood-ceiling/'>Read more →</a>
</article>
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</p>
</header>
A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future. There&rsquo;s an amazing 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 it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160924_101454.jpg" alt="Small lake with bridge and vegetation in the Jordanian desert." />
<figcaption>
<h4>A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future.</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>There&rsquo;s an amazing 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 it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/azraq-wetland-a-disappearing-oasis/'>Read more →</a>
</article>
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</p>
</header>
Everybody likes baklava! There&rsquo;s a shop in one of Amman&rsquo;s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I&rsquo;m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160810_160953.jpg" alt="Young child smiling and wrapping up baklava in a shop in Amman" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Everybody likes baklava!</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>There&rsquo;s a shop in one of Amman&rsquo;s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I&rsquo;m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of <em>baklawa</em> — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/buying-baklava-in-amman/'>Read more →</a>
</article>
<article class="blog-post">
<header>
<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-in-amman/" title="Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman">Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-09-20T14:58:34&#43;03:00">Tue Sep 20, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/categories/architecture" rel="category tag">Architecture</a>
<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/church" rel="tag">Church</a>, <a href="/tags/armenia" rel="tag">Armenia</a>
</p>
</header>
Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn&rsquo;t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself &ldquo;Is that an Armenian church?&rdquo; I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-in-amman/'>Read more →</a>
</article>
<article class="blog-post">
<header>
<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/camping-in-the-dana-biosphere-reserve/" title="Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve">Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-09-19T09:48:23&#43;03:00">Mon Sep 19, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/categories/nature" rel="category tag">Nature</a>
<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/camping" rel="tag">Camping</a>
</p>
</header>
Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan&rsquo;s Rift Valley. Wild Jordan 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 government effort to preserve Jordan&rsquo;s natural spaces.
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/camping-in-the-dana-biosphere-reserve/'>Read more →</a>
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</header>
A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few 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. Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with darktable.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/DSC_0008.jpg" alt="A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling" />
<figcaption>
<h4>A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the <a href="/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/">other hand-painted wood ceiling</a> I posted about a few 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>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-wood-ceiling/'>Read more →</a>
</article>
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</p>
</header>
A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future. There&rsquo;s an amazing 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 it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160924_101454.jpg" alt="Small lake with bridge and vegetation in the Jordanian desert." />
<figcaption>
<h4>A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future.</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>There&rsquo;s an amazing 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 it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/azraq-wetland-a-disappearing-oasis/'>Read more →</a>
</article>
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</p>
</header>
Everybody likes baklava! There&rsquo;s a shop in one of Amman&rsquo;s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I&rsquo;m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160810_160953.jpg" alt="Young child smiling and wrapping up baklava in a shop in Amman" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Everybody likes baklava!</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>There&rsquo;s a shop in one of Amman&rsquo;s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I&rsquo;m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of <em>baklawa</em> — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/buying-baklava-in-amman/'>Read more →</a>
</article>
<article class="blog-post">
<header>
<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-in-amman/" title="Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman">Saint Thaddeus Church in Amman</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-09-20T14:58:34&#43;03:00">Tue Sep 20, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/categories/architecture" rel="category tag">Architecture</a>
<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/church" rel="tag">Church</a>, <a href="/tags/armenia" rel="tag">Armenia</a>
</p>
</header>
Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn&rsquo;t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself &ldquo;Is that an Armenian church?&rdquo; I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-in-amman/'>Read more →</a>
</article>
<article class="blog-post">
<header>
<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/camping-in-the-dana-biosphere-reserve/" title="Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve">Camping in the Dana Biosphere Reserve</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-09-19T09:48:23&#43;03:00">Mon Sep 19, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/categories/nature" rel="category tag">Nature</a>
<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/camping" rel="tag">Camping</a>
</p>
</header>
Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan&rsquo;s Rift Valley. Wild Jordan 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 government effort to preserve Jordan&rsquo;s natural spaces.
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/camping-in-the-dana-biosphere-reserve/'>Read more →</a>
</article>

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</header>
Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn&rsquo;t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself &ldquo;Is that an Armenian church?&rdquo; I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160919_141959.jpg" alt="Armenian church with pointy steeple" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Even if the number number of mosques in Amman <em>didn&rsquo;t</em> outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself &ldquo;<em>Is that an Armenian church?</em>&rdquo; I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-in-amman/'>Read more →</a>
</article>

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</p>
</header>
A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few 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. Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with darktable.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/DSC_0008.jpg" alt="A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling" />
<figcaption>
<h4>A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the <a href="/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/">other hand-painted wood ceiling</a> I posted about a few 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>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-wood-ceiling/'>Read more →</a>
</article>
@ -103,7 +118,22 @@
</p>
</header>
Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling There&rsquo;s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I&rsquo;m not sure if it&rsquo;s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160916_174409.jpg" alt="Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>There&rsquo;s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I&rsquo;m not sure if it&rsquo;s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/'>Read more →</a>
</article>

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</p>
</header>
Everybody likes baklava! There&rsquo;s a shop in one of Amman&rsquo;s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I&rsquo;m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of baklawa — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160810_160953.jpg" alt="Young child smiling and wrapping up baklava in a shop in Amman" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Everybody likes baklava!</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>There&rsquo;s a shop in one of Amman&rsquo;s downtown markets that sells traditional sweets. I&rsquo;m not sure who was more excited about this half kilo of <em>baklawa</em> — me, or the jovial young Jordanian selling it.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/buying-baklava-in-amman/'>Read more →</a>
</article>

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</header>
Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan&rsquo;s Rift Valley. Wild Jordan 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 government effort to preserve Jordan&rsquo;s natural spaces.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/DSC_0031.JPG" alt="Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Just after sunrise at a camp in the Dana Biosphere</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>A few weeks ago I slept in a tent on the cusp of Jordan&rsquo;s Rift Valley. <a href="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 <a href="http://www.rscn.org.jo/">government effort</a> to preserve Jordan&rsquo;s natural spaces.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/camping-in-the-dana-biosphere-reserve/'>Read more →</a>
</article>

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</p>
</header>
Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman Even if the number number of mosques in Amman didn&rsquo;t outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself &ldquo;Is that an Armenian church?&rdquo; I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160919_141959.jpg" alt="Armenian church with pointy steeple" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Even if the number number of mosques in Amman <em>didn&rsquo;t</em> outnumber churches by a factor of ten, the Saint Thaddeus Armenian Apostolic church would still stand out. It caught my eye once a few weeks ago and then I started seeing it every time I glanced at Jabal Al-Ashrafieh. After weeks of squinting and asking myself &ldquo;<em>Is that an Armenian church?</em>&rdquo; I finally went on an epic scavenger hunt and found it.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-in-amman/'>Read more →</a>
</article>

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</header>
Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving I can&rsquo;t even read Arabic but I&rsquo;m pretty sure that billboard is telling people to put their fucking phones down while driving. It&rsquo;s like an epidemic here. I&rsquo;ve never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman.
<figure >
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160810_162505.jpg" alt="Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving</h4>
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<p>I can&rsquo;t even read Arabic but I&rsquo;m pretty sure that billboard is telling people to <em>put their fucking phones down while driving</em>. It&rsquo;s like an epidemic here. I&rsquo;ve never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/dont-whatsapp-and-drive/'>Read more →</a>
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Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed Eid al-Adha, some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan.
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<p>As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha">Eid al-Adha</a>, some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/eid-mubarak-in-your-neighborhood-dumpster/'>Read more →</a>
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Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman The irony is rich with this one, because this mosque has a sound system from another planet. If I wasn&rsquo;t worried about my personal safety I&rsquo;d put up a sign right next to it saying: Please mute your mosque, there is a sleeping Alan 50m away.
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<p>The irony is rich with this one, because this mosque has a sound system from another planet. If I wasn&rsquo;t worried about my personal safety I&rsquo;d put up a sign right next to it saying: <em>Please mute your mosque, there is a sleeping Alan 50m away</em>.</p>
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Sign forbidding sound near mosque on Rainbow Street, Amman The irony is rich with this one, because this mosque has a sound system from another planet. If I wasn&rsquo;t worried about my personal safety I&rsquo;d put up a sign right next to it saying: Please mute your mosque, there is a sleeping Alan 50m away.
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<p>The irony is rich with this one, because this mosque has a sound system from another planet. If I wasn&rsquo;t worried about my personal safety I&rsquo;d put up a sign right next to it saying: <em>Please mute your mosque, there is a sleeping Alan 50m away</em>.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/no-noise-near-the-noisy-mosque/'>Read more →</a>
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A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future. There&rsquo;s an amazing 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 it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.
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<p>There&rsquo;s an amazing 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 it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/azraq-wetland-a-disappearing-oasis/'>Read more →</a>
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A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the other hand-painted wood ceiling I posted about a few 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. Technical: Nikon D3100, post processed from RAW with darktable.
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<p>Another day, another exquisite, hand-painted ceiling in Amman. Just like the <a href="/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/">other hand-painted wood ceiling</a> I posted about a few 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>
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Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling There&rsquo;s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I&rsquo;m not sure if it&rsquo;s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite.
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<p>There&rsquo;s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I&rsquo;m not sure if it&rsquo;s typical for the region or not — the man was referencing pictures from a Russian art book — but they are exquisite.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/'>Read more →</a>
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Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed Eid al-Adha, some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan.
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<img src="/2016/09/sheep-dumpster-eid-al-adha.jpg" alt="Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster" />
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<h4>Sheep carcass lazily discarded in neighborhood dumpster</h4>
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<p>As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha">Eid al-Adha</a>, some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/eid-mubarak-in-your-neighborhood-dumpster/'>Read more →</a>
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A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future. There&rsquo;s an amazing 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 it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.
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<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160924_101454.jpg" alt="Small lake with bridge and vegetation in the Jordanian desert." />
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<h4>A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future.</h4>
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<p>There&rsquo;s an amazing 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 it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/azraq-wetland-a-disappearing-oasis/'>Read more →</a>
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Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving I can&rsquo;t even read Arabic but I&rsquo;m pretty sure that billboard is telling people to put their fucking phones down while driving. It&rsquo;s like an epidemic here. I&rsquo;ve never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman.
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<h4>Billboard in Amman cautions against using your phone while driving</h4>
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<p>I can&rsquo;t even read Arabic but I&rsquo;m pretty sure that billboard is telling people to <em>put their fucking phones down while driving</em>. It&rsquo;s like an epidemic here. I&rsquo;ve never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman.</p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/dont-whatsapp-and-drive/'>Read more →</a>
</article>