lost cities Bible stories and Lawrence
of Arabia Jordan has its share of
captivating history hi I’m Rebecca
Britain and welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be continuing our travel
series with a look at the top five sites
you need to see when travelling in
Jordan the first location on our list is
one of jordan’s most famous tourist
sites the ancient city of petra located
near the wadi musa mountains the site is
renowned for its rock-cut architecture
existing only in legend for over seven
centuries this lost city was finally
rediscovered in 1812 and the secret of
Petra was revealed to the modern Western
world since then Petra has been the
backdrop for several Hollywood movies
most notably Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade the most direct route into Petra
is through the seat canyon the path of
which narrows to 16 feet while the walls
tower over 650 feet above the canyon
eventually opens onto the most
impressive monument in Petra carved out
of solid rock from the side of a
mountain and standing over 130 feet high
the treasury was originally built as a
world tomb the city of Petra is now one
of the new seven wonders of the world
and has been a unesco world heritage
site since 1985 at number 2 on our list
is the largest rally in jordan the wadi
rum wadi rum was made famous in the book
the Seven Pillars of wisdom by British
officer TE Lawrence the valley is cut
into sandstone and granite rock and is
stunning in its natural beauty
surrounding cliffs attract climbers
while the vast empty desert draws hikers
with its sands Cape of ancient valleys
and towering sandstone mountains rising
out of the sand wadi rum is also home to
several Bedouin tribes who live in
scattered camps throughout the area our
number 3 location is the lowest point on
earth the Dead Sea line 1378 feet below
sea level the Dead Sea is over 45 miles
long and as its name suggests see holds
no plant or animal life because of an
extremely high content of salt and other
minerals visitors to the Dead Sea get an
unforgettable swimming experience both
swimming and sinking is made virtually
impossible by the high density of the
water and therefore reclining in the
water is the most common post the city
of jerash comes in at number four on our
list cherish is considered one of the
largest and most well-preserved sites of
Roman architecture in the world outside
Italy even today its colonnaded streets
baths plazas and arches remain in
exceptional condition finally number
five on our list is the city of a month
Aman is built on seven hills in each of
those hills more
defines the neighborhood the ancient
citadel is an important military and
religious site the towers over the city
much of the city’s tourism is centered
in the older downtown area sites such as
the old soup which is a colorful
traditional market and the King Hussein
mosque are popular tourist locations
of Arabia Jordan has its share of
captivating history hi I’m Rebecca
Britain and welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be continuing our travel
series with a look at the top five sites
you need to see when travelling in
Jordan the first location on our list is
one of jordan’s most famous tourist
sites the ancient city of petra located
near the wadi musa mountains the site is
renowned for its rock-cut architecture
existing only in legend for over seven
centuries this lost city was finally
rediscovered in 1812 and the secret of
Petra was revealed to the modern Western
world since then Petra has been the
backdrop for several Hollywood movies
most notably Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade the most direct route into Petra
is through the seat canyon the path of
which narrows to 16 feet while the walls
tower over 650 feet above the canyon
eventually opens onto the most
impressive monument in Petra carved out
of solid rock from the side of a
mountain and standing over 130 feet high
the treasury was originally built as a
world tomb the city of Petra is now one
of the new seven wonders of the world
and has been a unesco world heritage
site since 1985 at number 2 on our list
is the largest rally in jordan the wadi
rum wadi rum was made famous in the book
the Seven Pillars of wisdom by British
officer TE Lawrence the valley is cut
into sandstone and granite rock and is
stunning in its natural beauty
surrounding cliffs attract climbers
while the vast empty desert draws hikers
with its sands Cape of ancient valleys
and towering sandstone mountains rising
out of the sand wadi rum is also home to
several Bedouin tribes who live in
scattered camps throughout the area our
number 3 location is the lowest point on
earth the Dead Sea line 1378 feet below
sea level the Dead Sea is over 45 miles
long and as its name suggests see holds
no plant or animal life because of an
extremely high content of salt and other
minerals visitors to the Dead Sea get an
unforgettable swimming experience both
swimming and sinking is made virtually
impossible by the high density of the
water and therefore reclining in the
water is the most common post the city
of jerash comes in at number four on our
list cherish is considered one of the
largest and most well-preserved sites of
Roman architecture in the world outside
Italy even today its colonnaded streets
baths plazas and arches remain in
exceptional condition finally number
five on our list is the city of a month
Aman is built on seven hills in each of
those hills more
defines the neighborhood the ancient
citadel is an important military and
religious site the towers over the city
much of the city’s tourism is centered
in the older downtown area sites such as
the old soup which is a colorful
traditional market and the King Hussein
mosque are popular tourist locations
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