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| The Nabatean rock city Petra is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World and enchants visitors around the globe. | |
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| The salty Dead Sea, lowest point on earth, is popular for luxury hotels, spa treatments and as conference venue. | |
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| In the hilly north you find one of the best preserved and most important Roman cities in the Middle East: Jerash. | |
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| Jordan's capital Amman is an old city with historical sites like the ancient Citadel hill and modern Arabic life. | |
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| The town Madaba is well known for mosaic art from the Byzantine period, highlight is the map of the Holy Land in St. George's Church. | |
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| From Mount Nebo Prophet Moses viewed the Holy Land, and here an early Christian church with mosaics commemorates him. | |
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| Located on the King's Way the magnificent Crusader fortress Kerak impresses with medieval architecture and secret passage ways. | |
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| Umm Quais, the ancient Gadara, offers Greco-Roman remains and panorama views over the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights.d | |
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| Wadi Rum is a breathtaking desert with sandstone mountains and canyons, and known for the activities of Lawrence of Arabia. | |
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| The Red Sea resort Aqaba is a well known leisure place with beach hotels and exciting water sports like scuba diving. | |
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| Bethany beyond Jordan has been identified as the place, where Jesus Christ had been baptized in the Jordan River. | |
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| The UNESCO World Heritage Site Umm Ar Rasas is worth a visit due to the Byzantine mosaic floor of the Church of St Stephen | |
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Machaerus, known also as Mukawer, is the place where John the Baptist
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| Close to the Dead Sea, in a picturesque valley, visitors find a hot waterfall and the mineral springs of Hammamat Ma'in. | |
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| Wadi Al Mujib is the lowest nature reserve in the world, with rich fauna and flora, and a paradise for adventure tourism. | |
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The breathtaking Dana Nature Reserve with its mountains and valleys is a paradise for nature lovers and
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The awe-inspiring Wadi Araba desert is a hotspot for outdoor activities like hiking and jeep safaris in a remote
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| Little Petra, known also as Beida, is featured by carved monuments, houses and cisterns, and embedded in an amazing landscape. | |
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| At the wildlife reserve Shaumari in eastern Jordan view the Arabian Oryx, which had been nearly extinct in the Middle East. | |
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Azraq in the eastern Jordanian desert surprises with a wetland reserve, water pools and various bird
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| In Jordan's East, Amra, Azraq and Kharanah are the most popular of the Desert Castles, dating back to the Umayyad dynasty. shion. | |
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| Strategically located on a hill the Crusader castle Shobak, built by Baldwin I Jerusalem, controlled pilgrimage and caravan routes. | |
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| Idyllic located in the Jordan Valley, visitors can stroll through the ancient ruins of Pella, one of the Decapolis cities | |
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Not far way from Amman, the town Salt attracts visitors with Ottoman architecture and picturesque
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| In the area of Ajloun visitors find an imposant Islamic Castle, and an astonishing nature reserve with several hiking trails. | |
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| Umm Al Jimal was once a prosperous, rural community and is characterized by extensive ruins of mainly Byzantine origin. | |
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A large Hellenistic remain in Jordan is the castle Qasr Al Abd with carved lions, close to the village of Iraq
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| The second largest city of Jordan, Irbid, is home to several universities and the excellent Museum of Jordanian Heritage.on | |
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