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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2017-04-05T08:50:44+03:00" > Wed Apr 05, 2017< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > Jordan’ s location in the geographical “ near east” has exposed the country to dozens of civilizations over the course of history. Over the last three thousand years alone this region has experienced the coming and going of the Persian, Greek, Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, and Ottoman < / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2017-03-27T10:30:42+03:00" > Mon Mar 27, 2017< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > You could easily lose yourself < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film)" > < em > Lawrence of Arabia< / em > < / a > and < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)" > < em > The Martian< / em > < / a > .< / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2017-02-15T18:31:28+02:00" > Wed Feb 15, 2017< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > Jordan’ s Dead Sea coast is the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of Amman. If you’ re looking for something a little more wholesome and minimalistic < a href = "http://wildjordan.com/" > Wild Jordan’ s< / a > chalets at Wadi Mujib.< / p >
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