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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/04/greco-roman-ruins-jerash/">Greco–Roman Ruins in Jerash</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2017-04-05T08:50:44&#43;03:00">Wed Apr 05, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in
<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/dome-of-the-rock/">The Dome of the Rock</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2017-01-23T08:53:53&#43;02:00">Mon Jan 23, 2017</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/jerash" rel="tag">Jerash</a>, <a href="/tags/greek" rel="tag">Greek</a>, <a href="/tags/roman" rel="tag">Roman</a>
<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/jerusalem" rel="tag">Jerusalem</a>
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<figure>
<img src="/2017/04/DSC_0143.jpg" alt="Row of columns at the Oval Forum in Jerash" />
<img src="/2017/01/IMG_20170117_083551.jpg" alt="Golden dome, vibrant tiles, and elegant Arabic calligraphy" />
<figcaption>
<h4>Row of columns at the Oval Forum in Jerash</h4>
<h4>Golden dome, vibrant tiles, and elegant Arabic calligraphy</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>Jordan&rsquo;s location in the geographical &ldquo;near east&rdquo; has exposed the country to dozens of civilizations over the course of history. Over the last three thousand years alone this region has experienced the coming and going of the Persian, Greek, Roman, Nabataean, Byzantine, and Ottoman — to name a few — empires, the legacies of which are often still visible today.</p>
<p>While not <em>technically</em> in Jordan, Jerusalem&rsquo;s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_of_the_Rock">Dome of the Rock</a> is basically just a stone&rsquo;s throw away from Amman (pun intended). Not only is this shrine capped with a golden dome, covered in vibrant Ottoman-era tilework, and adorned with elegant Arabic calligraphy, it also boasts an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Stone">impressive resume of sacred claims to fame</a>.</p>
<p></p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2017/04/greco-roman-ruins-jerash/'>Read more →</a>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/dome-of-the-rock/'>Read more →</a>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/03/lose-yourself-wadi-rum/">Lose Yourself in Wadi Rum</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2017-03-27T10:30:42&#43;03:00">Mon Mar 27, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in
<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/categories/nature" rel="category tag">Nature</a>
<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/12/grandeur-petra/">The Grandeur of Petra</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-12-24T20:13:21&#43;02:00">Sat Dec 24, 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/wadi-rum" rel="tag">Wadi Rum</a>, <a href="/tags/desert" rel="tag">Desert</a>
<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/petra" rel="tag">Petra</a>
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<figure>
<img src="/2017/02/DSC_0141.JPG" alt="Bedouin with camels in Wadi Rum" />
<img src="/2016/12/DSC_0029.JPG" alt="Petra&#39;s &#34;monastery&#34; basking in the golden light just before sunset" />
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<h4>Bedouin with camels in Wadi Rum</h4>
<h4>Petra&#39;s &#34;monastery&#34; basking in the golden light just before sunset</h4>
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<p>You could easily lose yourself — both literally and figuratively — in the endless red sand and towering rock skyscrapers of Wadi Rum. This majestic place, known to even the Greeks and the Romans, has been inhabited for thousands of years and is unlike any other place on Earth. The unique landscape has been featured in a handful of Hollywood movies, for example <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film)"><em>Lawrence of Arabia</em></a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)"><em>The Martian</em></a>.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabataeans">Nabataeans</a> were a tribe who became filthy rich on the trade of frankincense, myrrh, and spices in the Arabian peninsula around 2,000 years ago. They built Petra as the capital of their flourishing civilization. Hauntingly beautiful stone facades standing one hundred meters tall are amazingly intact and well preserved to this day.</p>
<p></p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2017/03/lose-yourself-wadi-rum/'>Read more →</a>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/12/grandeur-petra/'>Read more →</a>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/02/sleep-chalet-dead-sea/">Sleep in a Chalet at the Dead Sea</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2017-02-15T18:31:28&#43;02:00">Wed Feb 15, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in
<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/categories/nature" rel="category tag">Nature</a>
<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/10/sheikh-zayed-mosque-pearl-aqaba/">Sheikh Zayed Mosque: the Pearl of Aqaba</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-10-11T12:06:06&#43;03:00">Tue Oct 11, 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/dead-sea" rel="tag">Dead Sea</a>
<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/mosque" rel="tag">Mosque</a>, <a href="/tags/aqaba" rel="tag">Aqaba</a>
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<img src="/2017/02/DSC_0052.JPG" alt="Enjoy the view from the comfort of your hammock" />
<img src="/2016/10/DSC_0024.JPG" alt="Beautiful mosque by the sea, surrounded by palm trees" />
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<h4>Enjoy the view from the comfort of your hammock</h4>
<h4>Beautiful mosque by the sea, surrounded by palm trees</h4>
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</figure>
<p>Jordan&rsquo;s Dead Sea coast is the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of Amman. If you&rsquo;re looking for something a little more wholesome and minimalistic — not to mention cheaper — than an elegant five-star resort, look no further than <a href="http://wildjordan.com/">Wild Jordan&rsquo;s</a> chalets at Wadi Mujib.</p>
<p>The best way to describe the Sheikh Zayed mosque would be &ldquo;the pearl of Aqaba.&rdquo; There is a lot to love about this picturesque mosque by the Jordanian seaside, but its crown jewel — to continue the analogy — is the impeccable Arabic calligraphy inlaid in its facade. Sadly, Aqaba itself <a href="/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/">isn&rsquo;t much to write home about</a>.</p>
<p></p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2017/02/sleep-chalet-dead-sea/'>Read more →</a>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/10/sheikh-zayed-mosque-pearl-aqaba/'>Read more →</a>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/dome-of-the-rock/">The Dome of the Rock</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2017-01-23T08:53:53&#43;02:00">Mon Jan 23, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in
<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&#43;03:00">Thu Sep 29, 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/jerusalem" rel="tag">Jerusalem</a>
<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/mosque" rel="tag">Mosque</a>, <a href="/tags/amman" rel="tag">Amman</a>
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<img src="/2017/01/IMG_20170117_083551.jpg" alt="Golden dome, vibrant tiles, and elegant Arabic calligraphy" />
<img src="/2016/09/DSC_0010.jpg" alt="Amman&#39;s King Hussein mosque at night" />
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<h4>Golden dome, vibrant tiles, and elegant Arabic calligraphy</h4>
<h4>Amman&#39;s King Hussein mosque at night</h4>
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</figure>
<p>While not <em>technically</em> in Jordan, Jerusalem&rsquo;s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_of_the_Rock">Dome of the Rock</a> is basically just a stone&rsquo;s throw away from Amman (pun intended). Not only is this shrine capped with a golden dome, covered in vibrant Ottoman-era tilework, and adorned with elegant Arabic calligraphy, it also boasts an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Stone">impressive resume of sacred claims to fame</a>.</p>
<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&rsquo;t visited it yet, but I&rsquo;ve spent quite a few evenings admiring it from a balcony in the <em>Khalda</em> neighborhood of West Amman.</p>
<p></p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/dome-of-the-rock/'>Read more →</a>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/12/grandeur-petra/">The Grandeur of Petra</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-12-24T20:13:21&#43;02:00">Sat Dec 24, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-ceiling/">Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-09-26T14:28:23&#43;03:00">Mon Sep 26, 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/petra" rel="tag">Petra</a>
<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/painting" rel="tag">Painting</a>, <a href="/tags/art" rel="tag">Art</a>
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<img src="/2016/12/DSC_0029.JPG" alt="Petra&#39;s &#34;monastery&#34; basking in the golden light just before sunset" />
<img src="/2016/09/DSC_0008.jpg" alt="A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling" />
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<h4>Petra&#39;s &#34;monastery&#34; basking in the golden light just before sunset</h4>
<h4>A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabataeans">Nabataeans</a> were a tribe who became filthy rich on the trade of frankincense, myrrh, and spices in the Arabian peninsula around 2,000 years ago. They built Petra as the capital of their flourishing civilization. Hauntingly beautiful stone facades standing one hundred meters tall are amazingly intact and well preserved to this day.</p>
<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 two 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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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/12/grandeur-petra/'>Read more →</a>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-ceiling/'>Read more →</a>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/12/kanafeh-classy-palestinian-dessert/">Kanafeh: the Classy Palestinian Dessert</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-12-09T17:22:59&#43;02:00">Fri Dec 09, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/categories/food" rel="category tag">Food</a>
<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-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/kanafeh" rel="tag">Kanafeh</a>
<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/church" rel="tag">Church</a>, <a href="/tags/amman" rel="tag">Amman</a>
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<img src="/2016/12/IMG_20161127_212229.jpg" alt="A small portion of kanafeh at a restaurant in Amman" />
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160919_141959.jpg" alt="Armenian church with pointy steeple" />
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<h4>A small portion of kanafeh at a restaurant in Amman</h4>
<h4>Easily one of the most unique buildings in Amman</h4>
</figcaption>
</figure>
<p>I&rsquo;m ashamed to say that it took me almost one month to discover this sweet, cheesy dessert after moving to Jordan. Originally from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nablus">Nablus</a>, a Palestinian city apparently known for &ldquo;high cuisine,&rdquo; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanafeh">kanafeh</a> is one of those things that they just can&rsquo;t make fast enough. At one famous shop called Habibah in downtown Amman there is always a line, and it&rsquo;s even a bit stressful ordering there unless you know what you&rsquo;re doing!</p>
<p>Even if the 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. 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 &ldquo;<em>Is that an Armenian church?</em>&rdquo; I finally went on an scavenger hunt and found it.</p>
<p></p>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/12/kanafeh-classy-palestinian-dessert/'>Read more →</a>
<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/saint-thaddeus-church-amman/'>Read more →</a>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/11/red-orange-yellow-rice-bab-al-yemen/">Red, Orange, and Yellow Rice at Bab al-Yemen</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-11-27T12:59:44&#43;02:00">Sun Nov 27, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/categories/food" rel="category tag">Food</a>
<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/beautiful-hand-painted-woodwork/">Beautiful Hand-Painted Woodwork</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-09-17T15:48:23&#43;03:00">Sat Sep 17, 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/yemen" rel="tag">Yemen</a>, <a href="/tags/amman" rel="tag">Amman</a>
<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i>&nbsp;<a href="/tags/painting" rel="tag">Painting</a>, <a href="/tags/art" rel="tag">Art</a>
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<img src="/2016/11/IMG_20161110_220626.jpg" alt="All the multi-colored rice you can eat" />
<img src="/2016/09/IMG_20160916_174409.jpg" alt="Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling" />
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<h4>All the multi-colored rice you can eat</h4>
<h4>Beautiful hand-painted wood panels on the ceiling</h4>
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<p>You haven&rsquo;t lived until you and your friends have eaten seventeen different colors of rice, meat, and sauces while sitting on the floor at the <em>Bab al-Yemen</em> restaurant in Amman. If my experience is anything to go by, every item on the menu is downright delicious — including the humongous, flame-kissed flatbread that would be almost as fascinating to see being made as it was to eat.</p>
<p>There&rsquo;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&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>
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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/11/red-orange-yellow-rice-bab-al-yemen/'>Read more →</a>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/11/harvesting-olives-ajloun/">Harvesting Olives in Ajloun</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-11-18T18:39:58&#43;02:00">Fri Nov 18, 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/ajloun" rel="tag">Ajloun</a>, <a href="/tags/olives" rel="tag">Olives</a>
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<img src="/2016/11/IMG_20161118_130025.jpg" alt="Freshly picked olives" />
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<h4>Freshly picked olives</h4>
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<p><a href="http://wildjordan.com/">Wild Jordan</a> has an ingenious day trip where you pay <em>them</em> to take <em>you</em> to pick olives on a farm in Ajloun — the family who owns the farm even comes out to watch you and give you tips! Like I said: genius. Jokes aside, it was actually a lot of fun, and the point is to educate you about the olive harvest and its importance to people in the region.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/11/contemporary-arab-design-jrf-showroom/">Contemporary Arab Design at the Jordan River Foundation Showroom</a></h2>
<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-11-07T15:28:23&#43;03:00">Mon Nov 07, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
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<h4>Simple, rustic design fuses traditional objects with new styles</h4>
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<p>The <a href="http://jordanriver.jo">Jordan River Foundation</a> has a showroom on Rainbow Street where they <em>brilliantly</em> showcase traditional, everyday objects from the region in a fresh, modern way. It&rsquo;s like someone went and replaced all the things in your grandma&rsquo;s rural kitchen with newer, brightly accented ones. All of the wood, cloth, and clay work here is produced by people in local communities, and, as far as I know, the proceeds from sales go back to supporting them.</p>
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