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Private Four Day Jewels of Petra Tour - Petra, Amman and Jerash. Amman. Jordan - On your Private Four Day Jewels of Petra Tour you will visit the magnificent ancient city of Petra, before continuing to Jordans capital, Amman. After a panoramic city tour you well continue to the well preserved and complete Roman city of Jerash..
Private Amman City Sightseeing Tour with Optional Arabic Meza Lunch. Amman. Jordan - See the Late King Hussein Palace, Roman Theater and Citadel on your Private Amman City Sightseeing Tour. Choose to end your sightseeing tour with an optional Arabic Meza lunch where you can sample traditional Middle Eastern cuisine..
Private Half Day Tour to Madaba, Mount Nebo and The Dead Sea. Amman. Jordan - You will be captivated by Madabas exquisite mosaics including the incredible mosaic map of the Holy Land - the earliest surviving map of the region. Climb Mount Nebo, the place from which Moses is believed to have ascended to heaven.
Private Half Day Tour of the Baptist Sights. Amman. Jordan - This private half day tour will take you to a location that is related directly to ones beliefs and emotions. See the location on the Jordan River where Jesus was baptized and John the Baptist lived and baptized many thousands of years ago..
Private Half Day Tour to Madaba and Mount Nebo. Amman. Jordan - This private tour will take you to the Holy Land. Climb Mount Nebo and see the very place where Moses is believed to have died.
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GENERAL DETAILS - Jordan
CAPITAL CITY OF Jordan: Amman
LANGUAGE OF Jordan: Arabic
CURRENCY OF Jordan: Jordanian dinar (JOD)
CLIMATE OF Jordan: mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)
ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Jordan: Jordan is a small Arab country with inadequate supplies of water and other natural resources such as oil. Debt, poverty, and unemployment are fundamental problems, but King ABDALLAH, since assuming the throne in 1999, has undertaken some broad economic reforms in a long-term effort to improve living standards. 'Amman in the past three years has worked closely with the IMF, practiced careful monetary policy, and made substantial headway with privatization. The government also has liberalized the trade regime sufficiently to secure Jordan's membership in the WTrO (2000), a free trade accord with the US (2000), and an association agreement with the EU (2001). These measures have helped improve productivity and have put Jordan on the foreign investment map. The US-led war in Iraq in 2003 dealt an economic blow to Jordan, which was dependent on Iraq for discounted oil (worth $300-$600 million a year). Several Gulf nations have provided temporary aid to compensate for the loss of this oil; when this foreign aid expires, the Jordanian government has pledged to raise retail petroleum product prices and the sales tax base. Other ongoing challenges include fiscal adjustment to reduce the budget deficit, broader investment incentives to promote job-creating ventures, and the encouragement of tourism.
POPULATION OF Jordan: 5,611,202 (July 2004 est.)
RELIGION OF Jordan: Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2001 est.)
COMMENTS ABOUT Jordan:
Jordan is a country in the Middle East.
Cities : Amman, Zarqa, Irbid, Aqaba
Best Places : Jerash, Kerak, Madaba, Petra, Wadi Rum, Dead Sea, Dana Nature Reserve
Electricity : 220V/50Hz (Continental round pin & UK plugs)
Calling Code : 962
Time Zone : UTC +2
For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population, despite several wars and coup attempts. In 1989 he reinstituted parliamentary elections and gradual political liberalization; in 1994 he signed a formal peace treaty with Israel. King ABDALLAH II - the eldest son of King HUSSEIN and Princess MUNA - assumed the throne following his father's death in February 1999. Since then, he has consolidated his power and undertaken an aggressive economic reform program. Jordan acceded to the World Trade Organization in 2000, and began to participate in the European Free Trade Association in 2001. After a two-year delay, parliamentary and municipal elections took place in the summer of 2003. The Prime Minister and government appointed in October 2004 declared their commitment to accelerated economic and political reforms and the new cabinet includes an unprecedented four women as ministers.
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Private Four Day Jordan Special Tour - Petra, Wadi Rum and The Dead Sea. Jordan | |
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 Travel south from Amman to the ancient city of Petra where you can see the magnificent Treasury (El-Khazneh). Continue to Wadi Rum, a uniquely shaped mountain that rose amongst the rosy red sand of the desert. Later visit the Dead Sea where the salt content of the water is so high, no fish can survive.Book this Tour in Jordan |
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