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| Jordan |
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Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Odeon |
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The Odeon theatre dates from the 2nd century. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Odeon |
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The rear of the Odeon. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Odeon |
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The entrance to the self standing building. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Odeon |
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The theatre holds 500 people. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Odeon |
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The stage entrance. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Jordanian desert guard in the Museum of Popular Traditions, one of two museums at the site. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Circassian woman. The Circassians originated from the Caucuses. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Circassian man. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Thob, a traditional dress item of Beersheeba (now in Palestine). |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Necklaces. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Midraka, a traditional dress item of Irbid (northern Jordan). |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Beduin jewelry. The Beduin are the main indigenous group in Jordan. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Beduin jewelry. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Beduin jewelry and stones. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Beduin blue beads. Blue is the colour of the "evil eye" in this region. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Beduin blue beads in a ribon. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
 |
Amber necklaces. Amber was brought to the region by Greek traders. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Amber necklaces. The word "amber" is Arabic. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Necklace made of agate. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Patterns from southern Palestine. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Women's face coverings from southern Palestine. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Silver head dresses worn by Druze women from Syria. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Inlaid table. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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The thob worn by women of Ramallah, Nablus, Jerusalem and Bethlehem (all now in Palestine). |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Silver crescents. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Beduin ornaments. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Beduin bracelets. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Chunky Beduin bracelets. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Kirdan, a type of choker necklace. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Church mosaic. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Detail of an animal on a church mosaic. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Mosaic with Greek inscription (Jerash). |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Mosaic with cups and bath slippers (Madaba). |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Mosaic with cock and grapes (Jerash). |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Mosaic with dove (Madaba). |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Mosaic of a partrage in a cage visited by another. In Byzantine times this was a symbol of the soul imprisoned in the body (Jerash). |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Mosaic of a young man with a wig (Madaba). |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Mosaic of a grape gatherer with a Phrygian cap (Jerash). |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Museum of Popular Traditions |
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Detail of a mosaic. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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Model of a Beduin household in the Folklore Museum, one of two in the complex. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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An Ud (from where the word "lute" comes from) made in Syria. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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Musical instruments. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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Coffee grinder. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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Coffee pot. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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Metalware. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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Shisha pipe. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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Cylindrical message carrier. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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Tea table. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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Village room. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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Model of a weaving room from al-Salt. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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Insense burner. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
Roman Amphitheatre |
Folklore Museum |
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Tawla (backgammon). |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
|
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The golden domed Salmah Bin Alakwa'a Mosque. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
|
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Fruit stall. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Nymphaeum |
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The Nymphaeum was a Roman public fountain. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Nymphaeum |
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The site is on a street corner. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Nymphaeum |
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The Nymphaeum dates from the 2nd century. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
|
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Al Nuriye Mosque. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
 |
The Citadel dominates the downtown area from the city's highest hill. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The Citadel is the original Ammonite settlement of the city. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The Citadel overlooks the Roman Amphitheatre in the heart of downtown. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The site has structures from several eras. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Many of the buildings are ruins. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
 |
Visitors. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The Citadel became a Greek garison in 325 BCE and a Roman fort in 63 BCE. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The Temple of Hercules. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The Temple of Hercules dates from 180. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The Romans took the Citadel in 63 BCE. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Roman ruins. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Part of a statue. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Roman structures. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The Abbayid Watchtower dates from 1220. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Byzantine church built in the 7th century. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Ruins of a Byzantine church. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The Ummayad (Islamic) section. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The Ummayad domed entrance hall dates from c730. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The entrance hall interior. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The dome of the entrance hall. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Ummayad decoration. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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View from the entrance hall. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The Citadel is like a city within a city. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Ummayad houses. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Foundations of Ummayad houses (c 730). |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Ruins of an Ummayad palace. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The Ummayad quarter. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Colonaded Roman street. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Residential quarter. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The city beyond the Citadel. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The Ummayad mosque. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Ruins of the Ummayad mosque. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The city from the Citadel. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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View of the city's hills. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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High rise in the commercial district. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The downtown area. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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Downtown street. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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View of the Roman Amphitheatre. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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The centre of the city. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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View of the city hills. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
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|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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View from the Citadel. |
2019 |
| Jordan |
|
|
Amman |
|
Citadel |
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View of the Odeon. |
2019 |
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