The Siq

1 dinar! 1 dinar!

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February 24th 2009
Day 10 - Petra. We got up fairly early so we could do as much as possible in the limited 1 day visit we had to Petra. Petra is known as the rose-red lost city, a 2000 year old trading centre with amazingly preserved buildings. It is most famous in the western world for the image of the treasury building in the Indiana Jones movie, the location of the holy grail. The treasury (locally called A ... read more

Middle East » Jordan » South » Petra

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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