Jackswife
Serene Highness
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She was truly a marvelous, sweet, dedicated Queen and mother and wife. I had never seen the one with Juan Carlos and Sofia with them before! Outstanding set of pictures.
Savita said:Does anyone know what steps Queen Alia took to prevent honour killings in Jordan?
lizz70 said:Queen Alia was the person who started off all the work with children and women in Jordan, also a lot of the healthcare stuff. She was a head of her time in the ME in some ways - every other Jordanian queen since has just trodden in her footsteps. (No disrespect to any of the other ladies meant)
maryshawn said:This may seem a silly question but was the airport named for Queen Alia after her death or before? I don't think I've ever heard one way or another. It's always been referred to in the articles I've read as the Queen Alia International Airport. Does anyone know? Thanks!
hilal said:It may be that I am superstitious. That is rather quaint for me.
maryshawn said:Do you mean that because she was killed in an air crash, it is unique or unusual.....whatever the word.....to name an airport for her? That occured to me. I thought, after reading it was after her death, King Hussein decided to do so because of his love of aviation and knowing this would be a long-standing, important memorial to her so it kind of merged his great loves: Queen Alia and his love of flying, even though a helicopter crash had taken her life.
lizz70 said:Also a bit of an insult to his then wife Noor - nobody can compete witha dead spouse.
It was built BEFORE her death and was named at first Alia (after Princess Alia bint AL-hussien) then after Queen Alia's death, the airport was renamed after her, well at least this is what I know.ranoon said:Queen Alia International airport was built after the death of the queen , but it is located near the area were the accident took place
sirhon11234 said:Uh hi everyone I just joined this forum and I think Queen Alia looked like a beautiful person on the outside and on the inside.
salma said:QUEEN ALIA MAUSOLEUM:
Overlooking the Jordan valley and 17km from Amman, the site lies atop a prominent hill not far from the Royal Palace. The prayer hall, which accommodates 500 person, is covered with a large central dome and the four lateral areas are covered with smaller ones. To the right of the main entry is placed the black marble sarcophagus of the late Queen. The mosque principal structure is a reinforced concrete frame. The ferroconcrete mesh domes are surfaced with trowelled concrete skins, a technology adapted from ship building.
From Archnet
Joumana said:I heard that the mausoleum is in the same place where Queen Alia died. Is this true?