Wadi Rum in Jordan

Aqaba, Jordan Wadi Rum March 23, 2016

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June 2nd 2016
Aqaba, Jordan Wadi Rum, the Valley of the Moon, called the most beautiful desert in the East. A gorgeous emptiness, a sandy, drifting desert punctuated by hard, wide platters of baked clay, salty and cracked, and mounds of rubble at the feet of sand-lapped, knife-sharp granite cliffs and peaks. Further into the desert, these turn mostly to softer hills and cliffs, striped and colourful sandston ... read more

Middle East » Jordan

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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