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<h1 class="blog-title" dir="auto"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/" rel="home">Picturing Jordan</a></h1>
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<p class="lead blog-description" dir="auto">Sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title" dir="auto"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/02/sleep-chalet-dead-sea/">Sleep in a Chalet at the Dead Sea</a></h2>
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<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2017-02-15T18:31:28+02:00">Wed Feb 15, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in
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alt="Enjoy the view from the comfort of your hammock"/> <figcaption>
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<h4>Enjoy the view from the comfort of your hammock</h4>
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<p>Jordan’s Dead Sea coast is the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of Amman. If you’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="https://wildjordan.com/">Wild Jordan’s</a> chalets at Wadi Mujib.</p>
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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2017/02/sleep-chalet-dead-sea/'>Read more →</a>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title" dir="auto"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/dome-of-the-rock/">The Dome of the Rock</a></h2>
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<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2017-01-23T08:53:53+02:00">Mon Jan 23, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in
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<h4>Golden dome, vibrant tiles, and elegant Arabic calligraphy</h4>
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<p>While not <em>technically</em> in Jordan, Jerusalem’s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_of_the_Rock">Dome of the Rock</a> is basically just a stone’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 <em>résumé</em> of sacred claims to fame</a>.</p>
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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2017/01/dome-of-the-rock/'>Read more →</a>
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<h2 class="blog-post-title" dir="auto"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/12/grandeur-petra/">The Grandeur of Petra</a></h2>
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<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-12-24T20:13:21+02:00">Sat Dec 24, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
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<h4>Petra's "monastery" basking in the golden light just before sunset</h4>
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<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>
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