Popular Places in Jordan

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  • amman
  • Amman
  • Amman, the capital of Jordan is a modern, bustling place. Remnants of its history are a pleasant surprise to stumble across, such as the Roman amphitheatre and attendant Odeon found at the heart of downtown Amman.
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  • aqaba
  • Aqaba
  • Greatly cherished as the only outlet to the sea, the port city of Aqaba at the southwestern point of Jordan provides a breath of fresh air and the country’s only real beach resort, to which Jordanians and visitors alike flock in their droves.
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  • Aqaba
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  • dana nature reserve
  • Dana Nature Reserve
  • Dana Nature Reserve covers a system of wadis running down to Wadi Araba just north of Petra, and is home to wildlife, jawdropping landscapes, and thousands of years of history.
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  • Dana Nature Reserve
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  • jerash and the decapolis
  • Jerash & The Decapolis
  • The Decapolis was a Graeco-Roman confederation of ten cities in a region now straddling Jordan and Syria. Jerash was a member, and today is probably the best-preserved classical city in the region.
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  • Jerash & The Decapolis
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  • kerak
  • Kerak
  • Kerak is the most impressive crusader castle in Jordan, whose solid crusader walls, refined by the Mamlukes, sit on top of a steep outcrop, making this an almost impregnable position.
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  • Kerak
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  • little petra aarons tomb
  • Little Petra & Aaron's Tomb
  • Not far from Petra is Little Petra. A suburb of the ancient city, it comes complete with its own mini-Siq, tombs, temples and various examples of domestic architecture.
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  • Little Petra & Aaron's Tomb
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  • madaba
  • Madaba
  • Jordan, though an Islamic nation, has a vibrant and well-preserved Christian heritage. The town of Madaba is still Christian, and amongst its churches are some superb mosaics.
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  • Madaba
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  • mount nebo
  • Mount Nebo
  • Mt Nebo is a very important Christian site, recently visited by the Pope, for it was here, on the edge of a ridge overlooking the Dead Sea, that Moses first caught sight of the Holy Land, having led his people from Sinai.
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  • Mount Nebo
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  • petra
  • Petra
  • Built by the Nabateans, Petra fell into obscurity about a thousand years ago, while its existence - and location - were kept a closely-guarded secret by the local Bedouin. In 1812, John Louis Burckhardt tricked his way into the site, and almost immediately tourists began to follow.
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  • Petra
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  • the dead sea
  • The Dead Sea
  • For millennia people have been coming to the Dead Sea, drawn by the medicinal qualities of the mineral-laden waters. The waters are also eerily beautiful, with crystalline formations on the shoreline surrounded by harsh, unforgiving cliffs.
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  • The Dead Sea
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  • wadi rum
  • Wadi Rum
  • The vast desert expanse of Wadi Rum is home to canyons that offer respite from the powerful midday sun and bear Thamudic inscriptions dating back two millennia.
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  • Wadi Rum
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