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New Indonesian garden created in Jordan
The Indonesian Embassy in Amman, Jordan, has inaugurated Taman Indonesia (Indonesian garden) in the city of Salt by planting 400 trees in the area to advance the greening of Jordan and promote Indonesia as a country of rich greenery and vegetation.
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The inauguration ceremony of Taman Indonesia in Salt, Jordan on Nov. 21. (Foreign Ministry/File)
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he Indonesian Embassy in Amman, Jordan, has inaugurated the opening of Taman Indonesia (Indonesian Park) in the city of Salt by planting 400 trees in the area to advance the greening of Jordan and promote Indonesia as a country of rich greenery and vegetation.
As reported by Antara news agency, the opening of the park is part of the commemoration of World Tree Day on Nov. 21 and a collaborative effort between the City Council of Salt and and the Jordan-Indonesia Friendship Association.
(Read also: Jordan's newest mall debuts large-scale green technology)
Peresmian Taman Indonesia di Kota Salt, Yordania https://t.co/htoFJo7vhF pic.twitter.com/tGf0eZBx5x
— KEMLU RI (@Portal_Kemlu_RI) November 23, 2016
Originally, the initiative arose from Salt Mayor Khalid Khashman’s enthusiast wish for his city to have its own Indonesian park after witnessing the opening of Taman Indonesia in Amman and Philadelphia University, Jerash in January. He later reserved a 12-hectare plot of land located on the edge of a hill on the outskirts of Salt that faces a wide green area and the border of Palestine for such a park.
Continuing the park’s construction, the embassy built a gate, installed guide boards and allotted 400 trees to be planted.
The mayor also expressed his gratitude to the embassy for its efforts in helping with the greening of Salt with Taman Indonesia, also appraising it as an early step to establish a tighter bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and Jordan. (mra/kes)
