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Jordan-Amman, the crossgate of a new Middle East

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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Amman, general view with the ruins of Roman theatre.
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  • Amman, street photographer at downtown.
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  • Amman, the ruins of Roman theatre.
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  • Amman, the ruins of Roman theatre.
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  • Amman. Downtown, the old suq.
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  • Traditional glass bottles.
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  • Traditional glass bottles.
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  • Amman, downtown near the market.
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  • Amman, downtown near the market.
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  • The spectacular skyline of the five-star luxury Royal Hotel located on Jebal Amman, a hilltop in the heart of the capital city.
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  • The spectacular skyline of the five-star luxury Royal Hotel located on Jebal Amman, a hilltop in the heart of the capital city.
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  • The spectacular skyline of the five-star luxury Royal Hotel located on Jebal Amman, a hilltop in the heart of the capital city.
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  • The spectacular skyline of the five-star luxury Royal Hotel located on Jebal Amman, a hilltop in the heart of the capital city.
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  • The spectacular skyline of the five-star luxury Royal Hotel located on Jebal Amman, a hilltop in the heart of the capital city.
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  • Contemporary architecture of the Third Circle, a fashionable district full of hotels and embassies.
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  • Jordan Gate towers skyline.
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  • Fine Arts National Museum.
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  • The Blue Fig, in the Abdoun neighborough, is one of the trendiest places of the "New Amman" scene. This restaurant is about fusion of music, food and culture and features a country and an artist each month.
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  • The Blue Fig, in the Abdoun neighborough, is one of the trendiest places of the "New Amman" scene. This restaurant is about fusion of music, food and culture and features a country and an artist each month.
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  • Downtown market, King Abdullah II is popular also in the shops.
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  • Amman, downtown. King Hussein street fashion shops.
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  • Amman, downtown. King Hussein street fashion shops.
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  • Amman, downtown. King Hussein street fashion shops.
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  • Amman, downtown. King Hussein street fashion shops.
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  • Gold suq near Huseini mosque in Amman downtown.
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  • Amman. Downtown, the old suq.
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  • Amman. Downtown, the old suq.
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  • Zara Mall is one of the trendiest shopping centers of Amman downtown. Popular for the new Jordan's middle class but not still popular for more traditional people.
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  • Zara Mall is one of the trendiest shopping centers of Amman downtown. Popular for the new Jordan's middle class but not still popular for more traditional people.
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  • Downtown traditional shop, Huseini mosque's reflections.
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  • Downtown near Al-Huseini central mosque.
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  • Downtown near Al-Huseini central mosque. Al-Afghani souvenir shop, the oldest of Amman.
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  • Jordan Hejaz Railway Museum, the caretaker. The Hejaz Railways buid by Germans for Ottoman Empire connected Damascus to Medina (Saudi Arabia). Destroyed by Arab insurgents of Lawrence in the WWI is now utilised only for freight  trains.
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  • Jordan Hejaz Railway Museum, the caretaker with his son near the old royal coach. The Hejaz Railways buid by Germans for Ottoman Empire connected Damascus to Medina (Saudi Arabia). Destroyed by Arab insurgents of Lawrence in the WWI is now utilised only for freight  trains.
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  • Jordan Hejaz Railway Museum, the caretaker with his son near the old royal coach. The Hejaz Railways buid by Germans for Ottoman Empire connected Damascus to Medina (Saudi Arabia). Destroyed by Arab insurgents of Lawrence in the WWI is now utilised only for freight  trains.
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  • Anniversary party for the child of a rich family of Amman. Many girls working in the local high class families came from Muslim countries of Asia like Malaysia, Indonesia or Philippines.
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  • Anniversary party for the child of a rich family of Amman.
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  • Amman, general view with the ruins of Roman theatre.
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  • Amman, general view with the ruins of Roman theatre.
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  • The Citadel, the old Ommayade Palace.
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  • View from the hill of the Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a). In the middle of Amman was occupied as early as the Neolithic period In the foreground the Roman Temple of Hercules.
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  • View from the hill of the Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a). In the middle of Amman was occupied as early as the Neolithic period In the foreground the Roman Temple of Hercules.
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  • Urban landscape near the fashonable district of the Third Circle.
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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Hotel Grand Hyatt
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