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<h4>Row of columns at the Oval Forum in Jerash</h4>
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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, Roman, Nabataean, Byzantine, and Ottoman—to name a few—empires, the legacies of which are often still visible today.</p>
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<h2class="blog-post-title"><ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/03/lose-yourself-wadi-rum/">Lose Yourself in Wadi Rum</a></h2>
<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2017-03-27T10:30:42+03:00">Mon Mar 27, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in
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<h4>Bedouin with camels in Wadi Rum</h4>
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<p>You could easily lose yourself—both literally and figuratively—in the endless red sand and towering rock skyscrapers of Wadi Rum. This majestic place, known to even the Greeks and the Romans, has been inhabited for thousands of years and is unlike any other place on Earth. The unique landscape has been featured in a handful of Hollywood movies, for example <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film)"><em>Lawrence of Arabia</em></a> and <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)"><em>The Martian</em></a>.</p>
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<h2class="blog-post-title"><ahref="https://picturingjordan.com/2017/02/sleep-chalet-dead-sea/">Sleep in a Chalet at the Dead Sea</a></h2>
<pclass="blog-post-meta"><timedatetime="2017-02-15T18:31:28+02:00">Wed Feb 15, 2017</time> by Alan Orth in
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<h4>Enjoy the view from the comfort of your hammock</h4>
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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—not to mention cheaper—than an elegant five-star resort, look no further than <ahref="http://wildjordan.com/">Wild Jordan’s</a> chalets at Wadi Mujib.</p>
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