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  2. Amman - Wikipedia

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    Amman ( UK: / əˈmɑːn / ə-MAHN, US: / ɑːˈmɑːn / ah-MAHN; Arabic: عَمَّان, romanized : ʿAmmān, pronounced [ʕaˈmːaːn]) [ 5][ 6] is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. [ 7] With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the ...

  3. Petra - Wikipedia

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    Petra is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction. Tourist numbers peaked at 1.1 million in 2019, marking the first time that the figure rose above the 1 million mark. [14] Tourism in the historical city was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but soon after started to pick up again, reaching 905,000 visitors in 2022.

  4. Tourism in Jordan - Wikipedia

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    Jordan is a sovereign Arab state in the Middle East. The capital, Amman, is Jordan's most populous city as well as the country's economic, political and cultural centre. Major tourist attractions in Jordan include UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as Petra and Umm ar-Rasas, ancient cities such as Amman, Aqaba, Madaba and Jerash, the Jordan River ...

  5. Petra guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in Jordan’s ...

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    Petra, in southern Jordan, is a love letter to human civilization from a long-lost empire.The Nabataeans, a nomadic Arabic people, began chiselling away at the natural sandstone surroundings ...

  6. Jordan - Wikipedia

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    Jordan, [ a] officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, [ b] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian West Bank to the west. The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country's ...

  7. List of cities in Jordan - Wikipedia

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    Map of Jordan Relief map of Jordan Amman, capital of Jordan Zarqa Irbid. List. Cities and urban localities with a population of higher than 20,000 are listed below ...

  8. List of World Heritage Sites in Jordan - Wikipedia

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    74,180 (183,300) 2011. 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.

  9. Architecture of Jordan - Wikipedia

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    Amman city centre (Capital of Jordan) The architecture of Jordan has been subject to vast development, specifically in the final years of the twentieth century. Jordan is a semi-arid country located in the Middle East. Its location has great significance to Christians, Muslims and Jews as it is considered part of the Holy Land. [1]