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<h1 class="blog-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/" rel="home">Picturing Jordan</a></h1>
<p class="lead blog-description">Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.</p>
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<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+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 — to continue the analogy — is the impeccable Arabic calligraphy inlaid in its facade. Sadly, Aqaba itself <a href="/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/">isn’t much to write home about</a>.</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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<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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<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+03:00">Mon Sep 26, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
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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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<li><a href="/2016/10/sheikh-zayed-mosque-pearl-aqaba/">Sheikh Zayed Mosque: the Pearl of Aqaba</a></li>
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