351 INDEX See Also Separate Greendex 358-9

See also separate GreenDex 358-9. shopping 114-15 archaeology 34-5 tours 105 fieldwork 288-9 4WD trips 267-9 travel to/from 115-17 internet resources 288 4WDs 319 travel within 117-18 museums 102, 121, 138 walking tour 103-4, 104 Ariha 199 A Amman International Stadium 114 Ar-Rabba 199 Abila (Quwayliba) 141 amusement parks 105 art galleries Abila tomb caves 141 Anfaishiyya inscriptions 267, 271 Darat al-Funun 101 Abraham’s Path 52 animals 70, 72, see also individual Jordan National Gallery of Fine Abraham’s Path Initiative 22 animals, marine life Arts 101-2 Abu Darwish Mosque 101 Aqaba 247-60, 247, 248, 13 arts 62-6, see also individual arts Abu Hawl 275 accommodation 254-6 ATMs 297-8 accommodation 285-8, see also activities 251-3 Ayla 252 individual locations attractions 252, 254 Ayoun (‘Ain) Musa (Spring of Moses) language 332 drinking 257-8 40, 195 activities 288-91, see also individual food 256-7 Ayyubid dynasty 43 activities shopping 258-9 Azraq 153-6 Agk Ak-Kahf (Cave of Seven tours 253 Azraq Oasis 154 Sleepers) 120 travel to/from 259-60 Azraq Wetland Reserve 156, 6 Ain Abu Aineh 266 travel within 260 INDEX ‘Ain Musa (Spring of Moses) 40, 237 Aqaba Fort 252 B air travel Aqaba Marine Park 279 Bakhit, Suleiman 64 airlines 307-8 Aqaba Marine Park Visitor Centre Bani Hamida Centre 197 airports 307-8 254 bargaining 300 tickets 308-9 Aqaba Museum (Museum of Aqaba Barrah Canyon 267 to/from Jordan 307-9 Antiquities) 252 bathhouses, see hammams within Jordan 315 Aqaba Special Economic Zone bathrooms 301 Ajloun 133-5 Authority (ASEZA) 262 beaches 175, 251, 254 Ajloun Castle (Qala’at ar-Rabad) 134 Aquarium, the 283 beads 258 Ajloun Nature Reserve 135-7 aquariums 254 Bedouin food 77-8 Alameleh inscriptions 266 Arab Federation 50 Bedouin people 53, 54, 55, 57, 221 Al-Beidha 33, 245 Arab Legion 46 tours 237 Al-Deir (Monastery) 230-1 Arab Nationalist Movement 45 Beit Arar 138 Alexander the Great 36-7 Arab people 57 Bell, Gertrude 23 Al-Habis 228-9 Arab Revolt 45-6, 159-61, 250 Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan (Al- Al-Hasany Dunes 266 Arabian oryx 157 Maghtas) 169-72 Al-Himma (Mukheiba) 145-6 Arabic language 330-7 biblical sites 40-1, 41 Al-Husseiny Mosque 100-1 Archaeological Park 185-6 ‘Ain Musa (Spring of Moses) Al-Maghtas (Bethany-Beyond-the- archaeological sites 40, 237 Jordan) 169-72 Al-Beidha 33, 245 Ayoun (‘Ain) Musa (Spring of Al-Wu’ira (Crusader Castle) 244 Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan (Al- Moses) 40, 195 Amman 86-122, 87, 90, 94, 99, 10 Maghtas) 169-72 Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan (Al- accommodation 105-8 Dana Nature Reserve 205, 207 Maghtas) 169-72 attractions 97-102 Jerash 124-33 Dead Sea 32, 40, 172-7 drinking 111-13 Lehun 198 internet resources 25 emergency services 92 Mar Elias 134-6 itineraries 30, 30 entertainment 113-14 Pella (Taqabat Fahl) 146-8 Jebel Haroun 233-4 food 108-11 Petra 220-34 Jebel Umm al-Biyara 40 history 87-9 Tell Madaba 188 Kastron Mefaa 197 itineraries 88 Umm al-Jimal 151-3 Khirbet Mukhayyat 194-5 INDEX Burnt Palace 187 267,271 RockBridge Burdah Johann Ludwig 23,44, Burckhardt, Burbayta 205 Bronze Age 33-4 brassware 66 bowling 103 border crossings311 books 23-5 boat travel259,314 boat cruises253 Blue Coral282 birds 70,72,156,166,179,205, bird-watching Big Bay282 biblical sites 352 000 000 134, 214,215 313 Syria Israel &thePalestinian Territories Irbid 140 women 63 Wadi Rum264 PillarsSeven ofWisdom plants 71 Petra 218-19 Islam 57 history 31,43,45,50 264,289 hiking health 325 Forbidden Love food 77,82 diving 279-80 Crusades, the43 comics 64 birds 70 66 arts animals 72 also individualspecies Thalathwat 166 158 Wildlife Reserve Shaumari 41,141-5, Umm Qais(Gadara) Tell 41 al-Kharrar Sodom 181 181 Numeira (Gomorrah) Mt Nebo41,193-4, Azraq Wetland Reserve 156, WetlandReserve Azraq 41,195-7, Machaerus Lot’s Cave40,181

Map pages Map Photograph pages 310-12 159, 250,260,266 143 Index (B-C) continued 62 9 8 23,24,45, 6 see business hours292 bus travel churches 42,59-60 Christianity children, travelwith292-3 cheese 78 Chechen people57 cell phones301 Cedar Pride 282 Cazar Reef caves 119,120,141 Sleepers(Agk Cave ofSeven cathedrals, castles cardo maximus caracal 71 car travel317-21 Canyon Trail180 canoeing 254 camping 285, camel treks 269-70,289,291, camel racing102,270 calligraphy 63 Caliph Ali42 C within Jordan317,322 to/from Israel&Palestinian Church ofSt Cosmos&St Church ofSSLot&Procopius 194 132 Church ofBishopGenesius water parks175-6 language 337 Show 252 Jordan Experience health 329 food 81 amusement parks105 Amman 104-5 120 Ak-Kahf) Shobak Castle43,211-12 Qatrana Castle276 Castle43,201-2, Karak Ajloun Castle134 24 top 10drives safety 96,320-1 road rules321 318 road distancechart insurance 320 hire 319-20 routes170-1 Highway Dead Sea 267-9 4WD trips Wadi Rum272-4 Diseh 275 Territories 311 Damianus 132 282 see 14 churches 129-30 202 16 customs 59, 81,83 culture 53-68 Crusades, the43 278 crown ofthornsstarfish 294 crime credit cards298 22-3,65-6,101,299-300, crafts courses costs 20-1, Tomb226 Corinthian 283 Coral Gardens coral 281 copperware 66 copper 33,207 consulates 294-5 comics 64 Colonnaded Street 227-8 coffeehouses 79 coffee 79 climate change308 climate 20,293 Citadel 97-8 Circassian people57 Churchill, Winston165 Tafila castle205 Shobak Castle211-12 Castle201-2 Karak books 43 Al-Wu’ira (CrusaderCastle)244 Wadi Rum273 242 Wadi Musa Salt 121 196 Mukawir 191-3 Madaba 66,191,196 kilims Iraq al-Amir119 beads 258 Bani HamidaCentre 197 155 Azraq Aqaba 258-9 Amman 114-15 also language 293 diving 278-9 82,84,238,293 cooking Church184-5 St George’s Church42 St Georgeous Petra Church228 Church193, Moses Memorial cathedral130 Jerash Church oftheApostles186 Church ofStTheodore 130 Church ofStStephen197 Church ofStJohntheBaptist132 132 Church ofStGeorge mosaics see alsoinsidefrontcover see 194 INDEX 353 143

62 Index (C-H) Index 291-3 Amman 103 Aqaba 253 Madaba 188 235-9 Petra books 325 diving 280-1 environmental hazards 328 insurance 324-5 325 internet resources language 334 vaccinations 324, 325 coffeehouses 79 coffeehouses cooking 238, 293 courses 82, 84, customs 81, 83 language 82-5 mezze 77 77 Pan-Arab Ramadan 79 79, 82 restaurants top 10 dining experiences 80 vegetarian travellers 81, 82 H Hadrian’s Arch 128 Hammam as-Sarah 159 Hammamat Afra 205 Hammamat Burbita 205 Hammamat Ma’in 177-9 hammams health 324-9 heat illness 328 Hejaz Railway 46, 89, 117, 313 142, 195-6, 214 Herod the Great G Gadara (Umm Qais) 41, 141-5, gay travellers 295 geography 69-72 geology 69-72 gliding 288 golf 102 Gomorrah 181 Gorgonian I 282 Gorgonian II 282 228 Temple Great people 36-7 Greek Gulf War 49, 50 gyms 103 football 67, 114 Forbidden Love Forum (Amman) 98 Forum (Jerash) 128 four-wheel drives 319 four-wheel-drive trips 267-9 122 Fuheis 25

see also 25 events 62 see inside front cover festivals see also also car travel

see see 129 Eid al-Fitr 20, 79 Eid al-Fitr & Arts of Culture Jerash Festival Forbidden Lies Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade Jordan Experience Show 252 of Arabia Lawrence Bedouin 77-8 books 77, 82 sustainable travel Azraq Oasis 154 Dead Sea 173, 176 reservesnature 71 229 Petra tourism 75-6 Wadi Mujib Reserve Nature 178 water 73-5 Dead Sea Ultra Marathon 68, 291 FIA World Rally Championship 68 Jebel Ishrin Marathon 271 Jordan Rally 295 Wadi Rum Endurance Race 67, 272 F 80 felafel 295, festivals FIA World Rally Championship 68 films 25 Bay 282 First fish 278, 281 of Islam 60 Pillars Five MuseumFolklore 98 food 77-85, 295 E 70 East Bank Plateau Eastern Desert 150-8 economy 52, 54 education 53 20, 79 Eid al-Fitr electricity 286 Elijah’s Hill 172 embassies 294-5 embroidery 66 45-6 Emir Faisal Endurance Race 67, 272 environment 69-76 environmental issues 73-6, events, Djinn Blocks 220-1 Djinn Blocks 195 dolmens drinks 78-9 driving, Duke’s Diwan 102 exchange rates, 6 , see , 151 169 15 247 9 13 , 7 281 mountain-biking, quad-biking also accommodation 283-4 books 279-80 courses 278-9 dive sites 281-3 280 internet resources Red Sea 221-3 diving 280-1, 283 responsible Hammam as-Sarah 159 Qasr ‘Ain es-Sil 165 Qasr al-Azraq 159-61 Qsar al-Hallabat 158-9 Qasr al-Mushatta 164-5 Qasr al-Muwaqqar 166 Qasr al-Qastal 166 166 Qasr al-Tuba Qasr Aseikhin 165 Qasr Burqu 167 Qasr Deir al-Kahf 166 Qasr Kharana 163-4 Qasr Mushash 166 Qasr ‘Uweinid 166-7 Qusayr Amra 161-3 environmental issues 173, 176 history 32, 40 driving routes 170-1 travel to/from 169 dance 65 101 Darat al-Funun darts 68 Dead Sea 172-7, D ReserveDana Nature 205-11 207, Dana village 205, customs regulations 293 regulations customs 289, 315, 317, cycling 209, Desert Highway 246-276, Desert 265 Patrol Dhiban 198 diarrhoea 327-8 ReserveDibeen Nature 137-8 diphtheria 326 disabilities, travellers with 302 Diseh 274-5 Diseh Villages Touristic Cooperative 55 diving 277-84, Dead Sea Highway 168-81, Dead Sea Museum 177 177 Dead Sea Panorama Dead Sea scrolls 32 Dead Sea Ultra Marathon 68, 291 Decapolis, the 125 deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 325-6 Desert Castles 150, 158-67, INDEX hot springs 291 hot springs 237,270,291 horse riding horse racing102 holy wars43 holidays 295-6 HIV 326 hitching 321,322 history 31-52 38,128 Hippodrome hiking 289-91, hiking 225 PlaceofSacrifice High Hesban 195 176 Herodus (Zara)Spring 354 000 000 Hammamat Afra205 145-6 (Mukheiba) Al-Himma 67, 272 Wadi RumEnduranceRace Six DayWar47 Roman people37-9 Neolithic(PPN)31,33 Pre-Pottery Petra 214 Nabataean people37,39,214,223 44 Highway King’s Israel &thePalestinian Territories Islam 42-3,60 independence 46 holy wars43 46 Hejaz Railway Decapolis, the125 32,40 Dead Sea 42 Christianity books 31,43,45,50 biblical sites40-1 archaeology 34-5 Alexander theGreat 36-7 wadis 290 Wadi Rum265,270-1, 179, Nature Reserve Wadi Mujib tours 323 (LittlePetra)Siq al-Barid 245, Petra 230-4 196 Mukawir 196 Machaerus 178 Hammamat Ma’in 137 Dibeen Nature Reserve Dana Nature Reserve 207-9, Dana Nature Reserve books 264,289 136 Ajloun Nature Reserve agencies 290 Path 52 Abraham’s

Map pages Map Photograph pages 36, 48-9 180 Index (H-L) see also walking tours walking 11 9 10 Husseini, Rana 64 Husseini, Rana Houbara bustard166 hotels 285-7 hot-air ballooning271,288 itineraries 26-30 itineraries Israel &thePalestinian Territories 101 Islamic Museum Front(IAF)51 Islamic Action Islam 42-3,57-9,60 Irbid 138-41, Iraq al-Amir119 Iraq 50 internet resources 25 internet access296-7 insurance 296 Indiana Jones&theLastCrusade Incense Route37 Ibex Trail180 ibex, Nubian70 I Jebel Khazali 267 Khazali Jebel 271 Marathon Ishrin Jebel Haroun 233-4 Jebel Amud 275 Jebel J Herodus (Zara) Spring 176 Herodus (Zara)Spring 177-9 Hammamat Ma’in Hammamat Burbita205 Wadi Rum264 Petra 216,222 29, nature reserves Lawrence, TE30, biblical sites30, Amman 88 visas 303 travel to/from310-12 tours 314 Six DayWar47 entry stamp312 border crossings310-12 36, 48-9 holidays 296 customs 59 books 57 Petra 219-20 25 Madaba health 325 diving 280 archaeology 288 308 air tickets accommodation 285 health 324-5 car 320 139 30 30 29 25 Jordan Valley, the137 70,137 Jordan River 295 Jordan Rally Museum Jordan NaturalHistory ofFineJordan NationalGallery Arts Show252 Jordan Experience 133-48, Jordan, north John theBaptist172,196 jewellery 66,258 253 jet-skiing jet lag326 Festival Jerash ofCulture &Arts Jerash 124-33, Jerash 265 UmmIshrin Jebel Ummal-Biyara40 Jebel UmmAdaami271 Jebel Rum265,271 Jebel King’s Highway 44,182-212, Highway King’s Crossing310-11 HusseinBridge King Hussein49,51,102 King BaldwinI43 King Aretas III37 King Mosque101 Abdullah King 47,51-2 Abdullah King 73 killifish 66,191,196 kilims Norma62 Khouri, TannourKhirbet 204-5 194-5 Mukhayyat Khirbet FeinanKhirbet 33,205 81 kebabs 253 kayaking 197 Mefaa Kastron Castle43,201-2, Karak 199-204, Karak Place282 Kalli’s K Lawrence, TE23,25,45,159,250 language 330-7 land mines294 L 138 101-2 129 history 124,127 food 132-3 128-32 attractions accommodation 132-3 itineraries 30, itineraries food 82-5 courses 293 Lawrence’s Spring 266 Lawrence’s Spring Lawrence’s House266 124 200 30 , 126 124 202 183 , 8 INDEX see 355 , 6 9

, see 7 , 147 , 73 220 , nature nature reserves, 29 see 218-19 Index (L-P) Index wildlife wildlife reserves Wadi Musa 179-80 Ajloun Nature ReserveAjloun Nature 135-7 Azraq Wetland Reserve 156, also wildlife reserveswildlife also attractions 220-30 books 218-19 conservation issues 229 food 234 Wadi Mujib Reserve Nature 178, 187 Burnt Palace Qasr al-Abad 119 97 Umayyad Palace Jordan 148 (PLO) 47, 48 Dana Nature ReserveDana Nature 205-11 ReserveDibeen Nature 137-8 environmental issues 71 itineraries 29, 97 nature reservesnature 71, 72-3, newspapers 67, 286 Noor Foundation 61 North 131 Theatre Nubian ibex 70 Numeira (Gomorrah) 181 43 Nureddin Nymphaeum (Amman) 100 Nymphaeum (Jerash) 130 P painting 64-5, 226 Tomb 226 Palace palaces & Geology Museum of Palaeontology Liberation Organisation Palestine people 46-9, 57, 58, 144-5 Palestinian 282 Paradise paragliding 254, 288 passports 307, 312 146-8, (Taqabat Fahl) Pella O Odeon 98 oryx 157, 263 ostrich 158 lynx 71 Persian 213-45, Petra N museum 230 Nabataean 37, 39, 214, 223 Nabataean people 266 Nabataean temple MuseumNational Archaeological national parks,

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see car travel 9 see 8 Shobak Castle see Antiquities) 252 138 Anthropology 138 HM Late King Abdullah bin al-Hussein 102 97 of Jordan 148 Restoration 188 (MIMAR) 40, 237 Moses) 40, 195 Al-Habis Museum 228 Aqaba Museum (Museum of Aqaba Dead Sea Museum 177 MuseumFolklore 98 Islamic Museum 101 Jerash Museum 132 Jordan Natural History Museum Lowest Point on Earth Museum 181 Madaba Museum 186-7 Military Museum 102 Museum of Archaeology 102 Museum of Archaeology & Museum of Popular Traditions 98 Museum of the Political History of National Archaeological Museum & Geology Museum Palaeontology Royal Automobile Museum 102 Salt Archaeological Museum 121 cycling, quad-biking Church of the Apostles 186 Church of Khirbet Mukhayyat 194-5 Madaba Art Institute for Mosaic & Mt Nebo 193 Church 228 Petra St George’s Church 184, 186 Umm ar-Rasas 197 ‘Ain Musa (Spring of Moses) Ayoun (‘Ain) Musa (Spring of Moses Memorial Church 193, Abu Darwish Mosque 101 Al-Husseiny Mosque 100-1 King Abdullah 101 Mosque museums music 65 Mu’tah 204 Mujib Trail 180 Mukawir 195-7, Mukheiba (Al-Himma) 145-6 Musallath, Mt Nebo 41, 193-4, Moses 36, 137 mosques motion sickness 326 motorcycle travel, mountain-biking 209, 271, 10 inside

health 23, 24, 45, 23, 24, 8 188 books see also 8 see also 25 185 see also 8 159, 250, 260, 266 front cover Restoration 188 (MIMAR) travel 23-5 women’s 63 internet resources 25 internet resources travel to/from 192 travel within 192-3 walking tour 188-9, Archaeological Park 185-6 Archaeological Park 187 Burnt Palace Qasr al-Azraq 159-61 of Wisdom Seven Pillars moneychangers 298 282 Moon Valley mosaics 187, Mesha Stele 35, 198, 199 mezze 77 microlighting 271, 288 Military Museum 102 mobile phones 301 Monastery (Al-Deir) 230-1 money 20-1, 294, 297, Madaba Mosaic Map 186, Madaba Institute for Mosaic Art & Little Petra (Siq al-Barid) 244-5, Little Petra Mafraq 151 magazines 286 Makharas Canyon 270-1 Malaqi Trail 180 Mamluk people 43 maps 297 Mar Elias 134-6 marine 278, 281 life marine parks 279 Marine Science Station 279 Marsh Trail 156 Mazar 204 286 measures medical services 326, Madaba 183-93, M Ma’an 275-6 Machaerus 41, 195-7, Little Rock Bridge 267 Lot’s Cave 40, 181 Lowest Point on Earth Museum 181 71 lynx, Persian Lawrence of Arabia Lawrence legal matters 297 198 Lehun 295 lesbian travellers 180-1 Lisan Peninsula 63-4, literature INDEX planning 20-5,294, photography 298-9 Pharaoh’s Island254 Petra Church228 Petra byNight39,238 Quwayliba (Abila)141 Qusayr Amra161-3 Quran, the57 61 Queen Rania Queen Noor61 271, quad-biking Qatrana 276 Qasr ‘Uweinid166-7 166 Qasr Mushash 163-4 Qasr Kharana 166 Qasr Deiral-Kahf Qasr Burqu167 165 Qasr Aseikhin Qasr al-Tuba 166 Qasr al-Qastal166 166 Qasr al-Muwaqqar 164-5 Qasr al-Mushatta Qsar al-Hallabat158-9 Qasr al-Bint228 159-61 Qasr al-Azraq Qasr al-Abad119 Qasr ‘Aines-Sil165 (AjlounCastle) Qala’at ar-Rabad Q Prophet’s Trail136, 134-5 Prophet Elijah Neolithic(PPN)31,33 Pre-Pottery Power Station,the282 potash 180 299 postal services population 56-7 Petra 356 plants 70,71, 000 000 travel within217,243 travel to/from217,316-17 tours 237-8 shopping 242 safe travel216 216,222 itineraries internet resources 219-20 history 214 230-4 hiking mountain-biking 134 itineraries

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S running 291 Rum Village265-6 Royal Tombs226-7 of Royal SocietyfortheConservation 102 Royal AutomobileMuseum Roman Theatre 98-100, Roman people37-9 Experience Roman Army&Chariot 118 Roman aqueduct 266,275 rock inscriptions rock climbing271,291 David226 Roberts, 318 road distancechart Jordan70,137 River Valley 32,70 Rift restaurants 79,82 287-8 resorts religion 57-60 refugees 50,58,144-5 32,278 Sea Red 79,296 Ramadan Canyon271 Rakhabat radio 286 R Sextius Florentinus Tomb 227 Sextius Wonders oftheWorld217 Seven Underwater Wonders ofthe Seven PillarsSeven ofWisdom Pillars ofWisdom265 Seven scrambling 271 Saudi BorderWall283 sand dunes266 Salt 120-2, Saladin 43 safe travel95-6,293-4 Sacred Hall224 Sabra 234 Nature (RSCN)71,72-3,74 22, 128 Islam 42-3,57-9,60,296 42,59-60 Christianity diving 281-3 World 278 159, 250,260,266 women travellers294,304 Wadi Rum267 294 theft road safety 96,320-1 Petra 216 land mines294 hitching 321,322 diving 280-1 294 crime 121 23,24,45, 6 Taqabat Fahl (Pella) 146-8, Siq al-Barid (LittlePetra)Siq al-Barid 244-5, Siq, the223 Silk Tomb226 shwarma 80 Shuneh Al-Janubiyyeh (SouthShuna) shopping 299-300, Shobak Castle43,211-12 Shinaco, Taheen 76 Crossing311 HusseinBridge Sheikh 156-8 Wildlife Reserve Shaumari sharks 281 sustainable travel21-3,24,72-3,76, Street ofFaçades 224 stonefish 280 Church184-5, 186 St George’s Church42 St Georgeous ofMoses40,195,237 Spring ofJohntheBaptist171-2 Spring 67-8 sport spa treatments 174-6 South Theatre 129 South Shuna(ShunehAl-Janubiyyeh) solo travellers301 Sodom 181 soccer 67,114 283, snorkelling skydiving 288 Six DayWar47 Siq UmmTawaqi 267 Siq Trail179,180 Syria Sykes-Picot Agreement 45 swimming Tafileh, Tafila 205 T 172 language 335 individual locations Royal Society for the Conservation Royal SocietyfortheConservation diving 283 air travel308 see also 172 visas 303 travel to/from312-3 border crossings313 178 Hammamat Ma’in 174-6 Dead Sea Aqaba 252-3,254 Amman 102,104 146 (Mukheiba) Al-Himma of Nature (RSCN)71,72-3,74 see Tafila GreenDex see also see also diving crafts, crafts, 147 10 INDEX 357 nature nature

see also volunteering 188 104 Index (T-Y)Index internet resources see also © Lonely Planet Publications Planet Lonely © see reserves Shaumari Reserve Wildlife 156-8 books 63 health 329 travel 294, 304 safe food 273 guides 274 hiking 265, 270-1 itineraries 264 travel 267 safe shopping 273 tour agencies 274 tours 274, 323 travel to/from 273-5 272 Amman 103-4, Madaba 188-9, Salt 121-2 Arab Revolt 45-6, 159-61, 250 Gulf War 49, 50 holy wars 43 Iraq War 50 museums 102 Six Day War 47 windsurfing 253 Winston’s Hiccup 165 women in Jordan 60-1 women travellers 304-5 work 305-6, Y University 138 Yarmouk Wadi Rum Endurance Race 67, Wadi Siyagh 233 290 Wadi Yabis Wadi Zarqa Ma’in 290 walking tours weights 286 262-3 wildlife reserveswildlife 72-3, wars water 73-5, 154 water parks 175-6 water-skiing 253 weather 20, 293 weaving 66 websites, 9 11 9 ,

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language 335-6 agencies 274 Amman 105 Aqaba 253 Bedouin people 237 guides 274 237-8 Petra Wadi Rum 274, 323

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