Jerash

Jerash

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January 5th 2009
The final day of the organised tour for those going to Amman included a trip to the ancient Roman city of Jerash. Jerash is considered one of the largest and most well-preserved sites of Roman architecture in the world outside Italy. They even included a live show complete with a roman legion, tho we stuck to the static sites. The tour took about two hours to cover the entire site. For much mor ... read more

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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... ... read more