the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan offers a
wide collection of sites despite it
being such a small country hi I’m
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
continuing our travel series with a look
at Jordan Jordan is bordered by Syria
Iraq Israel the West Bank and Saudi
Arabia its capital city is a Mon with a
population of six million the country’s
tourism focuses mainly on historic and
religious sites located within its
borders Jordan consists mostly of arid
desert and as such the climate is for
the most part hot and dry however the
western part of the country receives
more precipitation between november and
march seeing the occasional snowfall in
Amman and surrounding areas journ has
been featured as a backdrop for various
Hollywood movies most notably Lawrence
of Arabia red planet and Indiana Jones
in the Last Crusade a man’s tourism is
focused mainly in the downtown area
around a traditional market called a
souk and the King Hussein mosque the
highest point in Jordan is jabal room at
5689 feet and the lowest point in the
country is also the lowest point on the
globe the Dead Sea at- 1378 feet it is
said to possess healing powers and
tourists can be seen floating along
peacefully reading a newspaper as
sinking is nearly impossible aqaba is
jordan’s only seaport and therefore an
important part of the country the town
is best known for its beach and diving
resort and it offers a variety of
watersports to visitors the thriving
underwater marine life and crystal-clear
waters make a Kiva an ideal place for
snorkeling and scuba diving the River
Jordan is an important religious site
because of its connection with Jesus
Christ the river is said to be where
John the Baptist baptized Jesus and
therefore believers make pilgrimages to
this area Mount Nebo is also a
significant religious location it is
said to be the spot where Moses went to
view the Holy Land before he died the
summit provides outstanding views of the
surrounding areas and on a clear day
visitors can see so far as Jericho and
Jerusalem the wadi rum is one of
jordan’s most important tourist
destinations popular activities in the
desert environment include camping under
the stars and rock climbing also known
as the valley of the moon the wadi rum
is where TE Lawrence set up headquarters
during the Arab revolt against the
Ottomans in world war one cherish is
sometimes referred to as the Pompeii of
the Middle East however that name is
slightly misleading as cherish was never
covered by a volcano it is so named
because of its size and level of
preservation the city is best known for
the ruins of the greco-roman city grasa
last but not least
Petra Petra’s nickname the rose city
comes from the deep colors of the rock
from which the city’s many monuments are
carved the Victorian traveler and poet
Dean Bergen described the city in his
poem Petra with the closing lines match
me such a marvel save in Eastern climb a
rose red City half as old as time
wide collection of sites despite it
being such a small country hi I’m
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
continuing our travel series with a look
at Jordan Jordan is bordered by Syria
Iraq Israel the West Bank and Saudi
Arabia its capital city is a Mon with a
population of six million the country’s
tourism focuses mainly on historic and
religious sites located within its
borders Jordan consists mostly of arid
desert and as such the climate is for
the most part hot and dry however the
western part of the country receives
more precipitation between november and
march seeing the occasional snowfall in
Amman and surrounding areas journ has
been featured as a backdrop for various
Hollywood movies most notably Lawrence
of Arabia red planet and Indiana Jones
in the Last Crusade a man’s tourism is
focused mainly in the downtown area
around a traditional market called a
souk and the King Hussein mosque the
highest point in Jordan is jabal room at
5689 feet and the lowest point in the
country is also the lowest point on the
globe the Dead Sea at- 1378 feet it is
said to possess healing powers and
tourists can be seen floating along
peacefully reading a newspaper as
sinking is nearly impossible aqaba is
jordan’s only seaport and therefore an
important part of the country the town
is best known for its beach and diving
resort and it offers a variety of
watersports to visitors the thriving
underwater marine life and crystal-clear
waters make a Kiva an ideal place for
snorkeling and scuba diving the River
Jordan is an important religious site
because of its connection with Jesus
Christ the river is said to be where
John the Baptist baptized Jesus and
therefore believers make pilgrimages to
this area Mount Nebo is also a
significant religious location it is
said to be the spot where Moses went to
view the Holy Land before he died the
summit provides outstanding views of the
surrounding areas and on a clear day
visitors can see so far as Jericho and
Jerusalem the wadi rum is one of
jordan’s most important tourist
destinations popular activities in the
desert environment include camping under
the stars and rock climbing also known
as the valley of the moon the wadi rum
is where TE Lawrence set up headquarters
during the Arab revolt against the
Ottomans in world war one cherish is
sometimes referred to as the Pompeii of
the Middle East however that name is
slightly misleading as cherish was never
covered by a volcano it is so named
because of its size and level of
preservation the city is best known for
the ruins of the greco-roman city grasa
last but not least
Petra Petra’s nickname the rose city
comes from the deep colors of the rock
from which the city’s many monuments are
carved the Victorian traveler and poet
Dean Bergen described the city in his
poem Petra with the closing lines match
me such a marvel save in Eastern climb a
rose red City half as old as time
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