Comments on: The Citadel & The Souq http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/ A Jordanian Blog Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:20:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Muhammad Arrabi http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-33381 Muhammad Arrabi Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:44:53 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-33381 Funny how I couldn't comprehend any words from the "Souq" clip. If you didn't tell me it's from Amman, I would have not thought it's Arabic. nice - i like the salli-3a-ennabi part :-) Funny how I couldn’t comprehend any words from the “Souq” clip. If you didn’t tell me it’s from Amman, I would have not thought it’s Arabic.
nice - i like the salli-3a-ennabi part :-)

]]> By: Muhammad Arrabi http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-33378 Muhammad Arrabi Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:34:48 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-33378 Salam, Very nice post. As I said before, your Amman posts have very nice spirit. Quick note; Amman was not continuously inhabited. From wikipedia: (and I know this from school history lessons) [after] the Abbasids ... It was then destroyed by several earthquakes and natural disasters and remained a small village and a pile of ruins until the Circassians settlement in 1887. This is why in Amman we have some very old great landmarks (e.g. the amphitheatre, the citadel, etc.) and then very new ones (e.g. the Balad area, Darwish Mosque in Al-Ashrafiah, Husseini mosque in downtown). We lack any significant history in between. Cities like Salt & Madaba, though small, have a more continuous legacy of historical buildings. Too bad the Circassians did not leave any major buildings that carry their tradition from 1880s until now. Al-Ahli sports club might be the most "Circassian" entity in Amman today. Salam,
Very nice post. As I said before, your Amman posts have very nice spirit.
Quick note; Amman was not continuously inhabited.
From wikipedia: (and I know this from school history lessons)
[after] the Abbasids … It was then destroyed by several earthquakes and natural disasters and remained a small village and a pile of ruins until the Circassians settlement in 1887.

This is why in Amman we have some very old great landmarks (e.g. the amphitheatre, the citadel, etc.) and then very new ones (e.g. the Balad area, Darwish Mosque in Al-Ashrafiah, Husseini mosque in downtown). We lack any significant history in between.

Cities like Salt & Madaba, though small, have a more continuous legacy of historical buildings. Too bad the Circassians did not leave any major buildings that carry their tradition from 1880s until now. Al-Ahli sports club might be the most “Circassian” entity in Amman today.

]]> By: emenoe http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-31955 emenoe Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:08:38 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-31955 What a beautiful place What a wonder it must have been before it was "ruins". How humbling to think that our "primitive" ancestors were so talented and able to make such beautiful buildings, and were, perhaps, not so "primitive" at all. What a beautiful place
What a wonder it must have been before it was “ruins”.
How humbling to think that our “primitive” ancestors were so talented and able to make such beautiful buildings, and were, perhaps, not so “primitive” at all.

]]> By: Roba http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-31920 Roba Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:17:30 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-31920 Wonderful post again Naseem. I'm really enjoying this collection. Sounds of a souq file is awesome. Wonderful post again Naseem. I’m really enjoying this collection. Sounds of a souq file is awesome.

]]> By: salam http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-31857 salam Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:49:01 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-31857 I see you are still playing the tourist in Amman ,Naseem?lucky you.. I see you are still playing the tourist in Amman ,Naseem?lucky you..

]]> By: mohammad alQaq http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-31810 mohammad alQaq Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:00:49 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-31810 I loved the photos in this post & the previous one. very nice shooting and refreshing info :) I loved the photos in this post & the previous one. very nice shooting and refreshing info :)

]]> By: Maha http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-31763 Maha Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:27:36 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2007/01/14/the-citadel-the-souq/#comment-31763 That was a great informative read....i can't wait to take the was6 el balad trip again That was a great informative read….i can’t wait to take the was6 el balad trip again

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