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Amman
Jordan - The Welcoming Middle East

June 30th 2010
We landed in Amman, Jordan about 10:30am and were whisked into the city from the airport by taxi. This was going to be a whirlwind tour as we didn’t have that much time left on our travels. I didn’t really know that much about Jordan before we arrived, but the sight of road signs displaying the distance to the Iraqi border jolted me into reality pretty quick! God that would be an intere ... 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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