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<h2 class="blog-post-title" dir="auto"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/10/sheikh-zayed-mosque-pearl-aqaba/">Sheikh Zayed Mosque: the Pearl of Aqaba</a></h2>
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<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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<span class="fas fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></span> <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 façade. Sadly, Aqaba itself <a href="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/">isn’t much to write home about</a>.</p>
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<p>Originally built in 1975, the mosque was refurbished in 2010 as part of a larger effort to revitalize the Red Sea port city and was modeled after the <a href="http://www.szgmc.gov.ae/en/">Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque</a> in Abu Dhabi.</p>
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<a href="https://picturingjordan.com/ar/2020/01/sheikh-zayed-mosque-pearl-aqaba/">ar: مَسْجِدُ الشَّيْخِ زَايِد: لُؤْلُؤَةُ العَقَبَة</a>
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<a href="https://picturingjordan.com/bg/2016/10/sheikh-zayed-mosque-pearl-aqaba/">bg: Джамията „Шейх Зайед“: Перлата на Акаба</a>
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