Traveling from the Near East to West, we head around the world in 8 days.
Our second stop: Jordan.
There is evidence of human activity in Jordan as early as the Paleolithic period (c. 90,000 BC). Thehistory of Jordan continues with the Muslim empires starting in the 7th century, the Ottoman Empirein the 16th century, the Great Arab Revolt and the British mandate of Transjordan in the early 20th century, and the establishment in 1946 of the present-day independent Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. (Continue reading at Wikipedia.)
Travel through the rose rocks of Petra and learn about the communities of Jordan at explore.org.
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