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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2020-04-20T15:55:20+03:00" > Mon Apr 20, 2020< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > Nestled on a plateau in the northwestern corner of Jordan lay the ruins of the ancient city of < em > Gadara< / em > . From this vantage point, just beyond the sleepy town of Umm Qays, you have a spectacular view of the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias) and the < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_the_Golan_Heights" > Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights< / a > . Like many other places in the region, Gadara appeared on the historical record after Alexander the Great’ s conquest of the Near East in 333 BCE.< sup id = "fnref:1" > < a href = "#fn:1" class = "footnote-ref" role = "doc-noteref" > 1< / a > < / sup > The city seems to have been mostly destroyed and subsequently abandoned after an earthquake in the eighth century.< / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2020-01-16T09:23:20+02:00" > Thu Jan 16, 2020< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > Jordan’ s location in the geographical “ near east” has exposed it to dozens of civilizations over the course of history. In the last three thousand years alone the region has invariably fallen under the Persian, Greek, Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, and Ottoman < / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2018-08-19T17:58:43+03:00" > Sun Aug 19, 2018< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > Anyone who has drank tea in Petra or ate < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansaf" > mansaf< / a > in Wadi Rum will quickly recognize the unique fabric adorning traditional Bedouin tents in Jordan. These colorful designs are commonly used across the Arabian Peninsula and beyond, from Syria and Iraq in the north to the United Arab Emirates and Oman in the southeast. American musician Cardi B even featured some in the 2017 music video for her song < a href = "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEGccV-NOm8" > Bodak Yellow< / a > !< / p >
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