View of the West bank

East Bank & John the Baptist

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December 28th 2009
Geo: 31.7767, 35.5939Off to see the Dead Sea.. as we descended down the hill from Karak I noticed the Altitude reading on the GPs was going minus.. well bugger me the Dead Sea is below sea level and not by a little bit either.. 330mtrs below sea level.. The strange thing is that means all the little fishes in the sea were above us as we slept on the side of the road.We did not swim in the Dead ... 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