Driving Down to Shobak Castle

Are We On the King's Highway, Yet?

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April 13th 2014
Geo: 30.5322, 35.561Our plan from this point had been to drive the King's Highway from Karak, south to another Crusader castle at Shobak, and then further along the highway into the town of Wadi Musa, where Petra is located. I'd made this drive many times before, yet I placed too much trust in our GPS, which was a little unfortunate. There are two roads which run north-south in Jordan, ... 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