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Situated in southern Jordan, Wadi Rum features a great variety of desert landforms including sandstone valleys, natural arches, gorges, cliffs, landslides and caverns. The site also contains extensive rock art, inscriptions and archaeological remains, bearing witness to more than 12,000 years of continuous human habitation.
Jerusalem on the Madaba Map. Muwakir (Arabic for Machaerus) was the hilltop stronghold of Herod the Great.Upon Herod's death, his son Herod Antipas inhabited the fortress, and ordered John the Baptist to be beheaded there and where the fabled Salomé daughter of Herodias is said to have danced the famous Dance of the Seven Veils thus asking for John the Baptists' head.
The Dead Sea region is a vital part of Jordan's tourism offering, attracting visitors for both its natural beauty and its reputation as a center for wellness tourism. Umm Qais (Gadara): Umm Qais, anciently known as Gadara, is located in the north of Jordan and offers stunning views of the Sea of Galilee, the Golan Heights, and the Yarmouk River ...
The Arch of Hadrian was built to honour the visit of Emperor Hadrian to Gerasa in 129/130 AD. The oval Forum. Jerash has developed dramatically in the last century with the growing importance of the tourism industry in the city. Jerash is now the second-most popular tourist attraction in Jordan, closely behind the ruins of Petra. On the western ...
Little Petra is in an arid, mountainous desert region 1,040 metres (3,410 ft) above sea level. To the east the Arabian Desert opens up. On the west the rugged terrain soon descends into the Jordan Rift Valley, with lands around the Dead Sea as low as 400 metres (1,300 ft) below sea level.
Jordan, a popular winter sun destination for tourists, shares its northern border with both Israel and Syria, and travellers with trips booked may be questioning the wisdom of holidaying there ...
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