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Amman, Quickly to the Capital.

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July 24th 2007
Well I was up early again for the 5:30 bus to Amman, I arrived in the capital around lunchtime entering through New Amman, very much a contemporary Arab city, I suppose it had the potential to feel refreshingly modern, but for me it was more disappointingly new age. Amman has never really rivaled the Middle East's great cities of Cairo and Damascus as a grand Islamic metropolis, but downtown does ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » North » Amman

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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