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fruit market in Amman  
   

fruit market in Amman

since I was here during the month of Rammadan, the only food you can buy during the day is fruit, and then when the sun goes down it's one big gong show as everyone crowds the restaurants and eats like crazy
Petra and beyond

October 16th 2006
I dont understand how Jordan can be so poor and yet have one of the strongest currencies in the world. the Jordinian Dinar, is almost worth as much as the British pound - and they loooove getting you to hand over more of them than you need to. there's no real structure to the public transport so getting around is quite a mission. for example, there might be a bus going from A to B, but it doesn't ... read more
Middle East » Jordan

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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