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<a class="nav-link " href="https://picturingjordan.com/">Home</a>
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<h1 class="blog-title"><a href="https://picturingjordan.com/" rel="home">Picturing Jordan</a></h1>
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<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/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/" title="Aqaba is Dirty and Disappointing">Aqaba is Dirty and Disappointing</a></h2>
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<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-10-05T10:46:23+03:00">Wed Oct 05, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
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<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/tags/red-sea" rel="tag">Red Sea</a>, <a href="/tags/aqaba" rel="tag">Aqaba</a>
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<h4>A pictureqsue view where you can't see the trash on the beach</h4>
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<p>I’m struggling to find words to describe my trip to Jordan’s coastal city Aqaba. Initially, the contrast between dry desert, rocky mountains, and the turquoise water of the Red Sea is quite striking — imagine Matt Damon in <em>The Martian</em>, but where he goes snorkeling on a coral reef instead of growing potatoes.</p>
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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/'>Read more →</a>
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<h4>About</h4>
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<p><em>Picturing Jordan</em>, sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.<br><br><a href="/about">Read more →</a></p>
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<section class="sidebar-module">
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<h4>Recent Posts</h4>
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<ol class="list-unstyled">
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<li><a href="/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/">Aqaba is Dirty and Disappointing</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2016/09/king-hussein-mosque-night/">King Hussein Mosque at Night</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-ceiling/">Another Beautiful Hand-Painted Wood Ceiling</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2016/09/azraq-wetland-disappearing-oasis/">Azraq Wetland, a Disappearing Oasis</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2016/09/buying-baklava-amman/">Buying Baklava in Amman</a></li>
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<h4>Links</h4>
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<li><a href="https://alaninkenya.org">Alan in Kenya</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://englishbulgaria.net">English Bulgaria</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://mjanja.ch">Mjanja Tech</a></li>
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</section>
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