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Sweifieh: The Ultimate Shopping District of Amman

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If you are seeking a good place to go shopping in Amman and ask a local for assistance in this venture, you are most likely going to be directed to Sweifieh, the primary shopping district of the Jordanian capital.  This district falls within the territory of the Valley of Orchard municipality on the northwest edge of the city, and it has fast turned into one of the most modern places in the city.  The district does have a double-sided character though, one that not all tourists shall notice immediately.  This is because you need to visit the area twice to see it: once in the day and once after the sun has gone down.

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Sweifieh – Shopping District

Sweifieh is known for its odd juxtaposition of day entertainments and dark ones.  There are family-oriented shopping centres here, a profusion of shopping malls for general patronage, and a great many international education institutions of good repute.  However, [Read more…]

Souq JARA in Amman

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Souq JARA, also spelled Souk Jara, is among the best events the city of Amman has to offer.  It takes place each year, typically when the city is experiencing the onset of spring.  To find out when the souq is going to take place in the year that you do visit, look up announcements online from the Jabal Amman Residents Association, after which the market is named.  This association manages and organises the souq every year, as is natural given that it takes place within their territory, in Fawzy Malouf Street on Jabal Amman.

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Souq JARA

The street is now known as JARA Street, so that may be an easier way to find it if you do enter the city and want to ask for bystanders’ help in getting to the location.  Just ask for JARA Street, and you should be directed to it.  The souq typically takes place every Friday [Read more…]

The Jordan River for the Amman Tourist

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The Jordan River is among the most popular sites for tourists in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, for obvious reasons.  This is among the most prominently represented of all the bodies of water in the region when it comes to the Biblical scripture: not only has it been the site of the baptism of Jesus, it is also where the Old Testament prophet Elisha ascended to heaven as well as the site of the famous crossing of the Israelites into their promised land under the leadership of Joshua.  Indeed, this has to be among the places you visit if ever you do come to the country.

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Al Maghtas – the Baptism site of Jesus Christ

The Jordan River is actually only about 20 kilometres away from the capital of the kingdom, Amman, which makes it immensely [Read more…]

Mount Nebo of Jordan

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Near Amman in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is the peak known as Mount Nebo.  This is not one of the highest mountains in the world: it stands a mere 817m in height, which means it does not owe its repute to its stature.  Rather, its popularity stems from its supposed place in Biblical scripture and Jewish history.

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Mount Nebo of Jordan

It is necessary to note, for the sake of scientific clarity, that there are still a good number of scholars and historians who contest the matter of whether or not this is the same Nebo as the one referred to in the Old Testament or Torah.  Given how much topographic designations can vary and how difficult it can be to properly identify the actual locations for such ancient texts as the ones involved, [Read more…]

Touring the Red Sea When in Aqaba

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The primary attraction in Aqaba is perhaps the Red Sea itself-which, despite its name, boasts some of the most gorgeous turquoise waters in the world, chock-full of the most magnificent marine fauna and flora. This is the place to go if you want a respite from the arid deserts of Jordan, a place where one may indulge freely in water sports and general enjoyment of the beach and the waters lapping at the sands. This is so-called Red Sea Riviera.

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Red sea of Aqaba

Most people coming here simply lounge at the beaches, of course, but you are certainly not restricted to the sands when you come to the beachside. Besides swimming, you can also enjoy diving in the many spectacular coral reefs and wreck sites of the Gulf of Aqaba, as well as snorkel around islands of such import [Read more…]

The Aqaba Marine Park

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If you like marine life or diving at all, Aqaba Marine Park is definitely one of the places to visit when you go to Aqaba. This place was established by the government in the late 90’s-in 1997, to be precise-and for a very important reason: it was noticed that extensive use of the marine resources of the Gulf of Aqaba was having a fairly large influence already on the environment-one not entirely positive. As a result, the need for a body that would handle conservation and management of at least one environmentally significant part of the gulf was brought to the fore. The answer was the Aqaba Marine Park, which is basically a protected area where people work not only to safeguard the biodiversity of the local waters but also to promote in a healthy and measured way the import of the park’s work to tourists and locals alike.

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Nice beach at Marine Park in Aqaba

The park is about 7km long and is situated on the southern coastline of the city. There are several zones in the park, and you can use the zoning to figure out [Read more…]

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