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In
connection with the inauguration of the Jordan
Exhibition Trail, The Umayyads: The Rise of Islamic Art,
carried out under the Museum With No
Frontiers' (MWNF) exhibition cycle on Islamic art in
the Mediterranean, a catalogue
carrying the same title as the trail was published. The
catalogue, which includes contributions by a number of renowned
Jordanian scholars, is available in English, French, and
Spanish, and will be translated into other languages, including
Arabic. The catalogue includes historical information on the
social, political, economic, and religious aspects of Jordan
during the reign of the Umayyad dynasty (661 - 750 AD). It also
illustrates the five itineraries that tourists visiting Jordan
can follow to view the most prominent artistic, architectural,
and urban planning representations of the Umayyad period. (For
additional information concerning the Jordan Trail, see the Exhibitions
section above.)
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The Municipality
of Greater Amman completed the formulation of the
amended building code for Amman.
The major change included in the amended code is to permit the
construction of high-rise buildings
that can extend up to 30 stories.
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As part of the
United Nations Urban Management
Program, which operates under the United Nations
Development Program (UNDP), the Jordanian team of the program
will carry out a project on the conservation of the cultural and
architectural heritage of the city of Salt entitled The
Most Beautiful Memory. The project, which will be
carried out in association with local organizations in the city
including al-Balqa' Applied University, aims at developing
legislation for the protection of the architectural heritage of
Salt and training staff members in the Municipality of Salt to
follow up on the implementation of such legislation. The project
includes carrying out a comprehensive public awareness campaign
that aims at enhancing public participation in the conservation
of the cultural and architectural heritage of the city. It also
will carry out documentation work on the oral history of Salt.
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The Directorate
of Rural Affairs at the Jordanian Ministry of
Municipal, Rural and Environmental Affairs recommended the
approval of a project for the construction of a craft
shops zone in the town of Kraymeh
in the Northern Valleys of Jordan. The 1,600 square meter
project will include 61 stores, and is expected to cost 140,000
JD (around 200,000 $US).
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Construction
work began on the residential
apartment project for the faculty members at the Tafila
Applied University College in Tafila. The 4,000
square meter project is expected to cost 1 million JD (around
1,412,000 $US).
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The al-Hussein
Bin Talal University awarded a contract for the
design of its permanent campus
in Ma'an. The contract requires the preparation of a master plan
for the 3.2 square kilometer university campus, as well as the
preparation of design studies for infrastructure and
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