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Background: 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 April 2005 declared they would build upon the previous government's achievements to respect political and human rights and improve living standards.



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Amman
14 hours ago: The Mieran s published a blog
Amman
October 13th 2008  Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman
09-10-08 We arrived at our hotel in Amman last night, and this morning we tour the city of Amman before making our way to Mt. Nebo and on to the Dead Sea. We visited the Citidal, and the Jordan Ar ... 10 photos [full story]

Amazing cakes and mini-hookahs
6 days ago: ArianneW published a blog
Amazing cakes and mini-hookahs
October 8th 2008  Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman
Ok, so it's been a slow 2 weeks. Unfortunately, the weather did not get as cold as originally predicted. I was sad. But it still cooled down a lot, and I got to snuggle up in my comforter with hot ... 8 photos [full story]

First Couple of Weeks - Biking through the countryside
October 5th 2008  Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman
Ramadan has ended! This is particularly good for three reasons. One, I no longer am receiving my daily afternoon Ramadan headache from not eating all day, two people are less on edge in the afternoo ... 14 photos [full story]

8 days ago: Jim Pat published a blog
Jammin in Jordan-Part 2
October 5th 2008  Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman
Today we hit the road and headed north. First stop was Jaresh, another one of those layered ruins. Mainly it was Roman with a hippodome and temples and churchs. There were Roman columns everywh ... [full story]

10 days ago: Jim Pat published a blog
Jammin in Jordan
October 4th 2008  Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman
Well we made it to Jordon after 29 hours of travel. It was tiring but uneventful except that one of the Robertson's bags did not show up yet. Good thing we are flexible! We are getting to hate ... [full story]

Of Cold Nights and Good Food
17 days ago: ArianneW published a blog
Of Cold Nights and Good Food
September 25th 2008  Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman
Another week gone. The days seem to fly by, but go so slowly at the same time. My weekend has just started, so I'm really happy to have some down time. We have two more class days (Saturday and Mon ... 6 photos [full story]

Day 7 - Amman
25 days ago: David on tour published a blog
Day 7 - Amman
September 19th 2008  Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman
Woke up at the Ghazal house after a good night sleep and found out that the dorm was now full (it was empty when I had one to sleep). The Ghazal was a bit expensive but that might have been because ... 8 photos [full story]

Amman (Rabbah)
26 days ago: David Trimner published a blog
Amman (Rabbah)
September 18th 2008  Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman
Historians estimate that a city has existed on this site since 3,000 years before the birth of Jesus. Rabbah was a city of the Ammonites (today it is called Amman, or Rabbat Bene 'Ammon, the Great Ci ... 2 photos [full story]

Gotta love the sunset...
27 days ago: ArianneW published a blog
Gotta love the sunset...
September 17th 2008  Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman
Well, another week has past. Just after I finished my previous post, I went out to meet up with my friend, Jasmine, at City Mall. I managed to avoid taking a taxi by myself, although I had all my ch ... 11 photos [full story]

Week 1: Learning the Ropes
27 days ago: Byrnie published a blog
Week 1: Learning the Ropes
September 14th 2008  Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman
My trip to Amman started with a 5 hour rain delay that resulted in a late arrival to Chicago, my first and only stop on the way to Amman. Before I arrived in Chicago, I knew that I had already miss ... 8 photos [full story]


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The Staff of Moses
Street of Columns
Chariot Race
al-Qasr Columns
Amman Downtown 2
Me & a Camel
The Desert
Wadi Muthlim
The Siq
Arab Sweets
Roman remains
Wadi Rum
Beouduin goat hearder girl.
They start young in Jordan
Stuck.....
Crazy bedouin guy at the peak

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