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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/">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 picturesque 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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<p></p>
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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/10/aqaba-dirty-disappointing/'>Read more →</a>
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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>
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<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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<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/categories/architecture" rel="category tag">Architecture</a>
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<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/tags/mosque" rel="tag">Mosque</a>, <a href="/tags/amman" rel="tag">Amman</a>
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<img src="/2016/09/DSC_0010.jpg" alt="Amman's King Hussein mosque at night" />
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<h4>Amman's King Hussein mosque at night</h4>
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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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<p></p>
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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/king-hussein-mosque-night/'>Read more →</a>
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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>
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<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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<i class="fa fa-folder" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/categories/architecture" rel="category tag">Architecture</a>
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<i class="fa fa-tag" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="/tags/painting" rel="tag">Painting</a>, <a href="/tags/art" rel="tag">Art</a>
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<img src="/2016/09/DSC_0008.jpg" alt="A hand-painted floral pattern on wooden panels on the ceiling" />
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<h4>A colorful floral pattern pops out of the ceiling</h4>
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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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<p></p>
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<a href='https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/another-beautiful-hand-painted-ceiling/'>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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<h4>Recent Posts</h4>
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<ol class="list-unstyled">
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<li><a href="/2017/03/lose-yourself-wadi-rum/">Lose Yourself in Wadi Rum</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2017/02/sleep-chalet-dead-sea/">Sleep in a Chalet at the Dead Sea</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2017/01/dome-of-the-rock/">The Dome of the Rock</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2016/12/grandeur-petra/">The Grandeur of Petra</a></li>
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<li><a href="/2016/12/kanafeh-classy-palestinian-dessert/">Kanafeh: the Classy Palestinian Dessert</a></li>
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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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