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<p class="blog-post-meta"><time datetime="2016-10-11T12:06:06&#43;03:00">Tue Oct 11, 2016</time> by Alan Orth in
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<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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<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 jewelto continue the analogyis 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>
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<p>Originally built in 1975, the mosque was refurbished in 2010 as part of a larger <a href="http://www.marsazayed.com/">effort to revitalize the Red Sea port city</a> 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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