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Amman

Amman

February 8th 2009
After our layover in Kuwait, we arrived to Amman, Jordan. Usual BS with taxi drivers, man it's the same in every country, we found ourselves downtown and checed in for the night. Decided to do a tour of city, so walked up to Citadel, overlooking city and dating to 720 AD. Still has some pillars from the Temple of Hurcules, built by Marcus Aurelius in 10 AD. ... read more
Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman

Jordanian Flag 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
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