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Jordan Population:
Roughly 4.5 millionCapital:
Amman Language:
Arabic, with English spoken as the second language Currency:
The Jordanian dinar, equivalent to 1.43 $US dollars Electricity:
220 AC volts, 50 cycles, using rounded two-prong plugs Measures:
Metric Time:
7 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time Government:
Constitutional monarchy with a two-house parliamentary system. The Lower House is elected by popular vote. Constitutional guarantees for freedom of
religion, press, speech, association, and private property. Religion
Moslem and Christian Map and Weather Conditions Site Information Amman - No more than 5 hours drive from any part of the country, the capital is safe, friendly, and up-to-date. Gleaming white buildings in contemporary styles coexist with turn of the century villas,
and trendy boutiques compete with richly colorful bazaars. Amman also has a Citadel with its defensive walls and magnificent Roman Theatre.Aqaba - Resort town on the Red Sea. Ferries transport passengers
to Nuweiba, Egypt. Jerash - One of the best preserved Roman outposts in the world. Stroll the Street of Columns to the Oval Plaza and linger till sunset when the city is awash in golden light. Madaba and Mt.
Nebo - Located on the 3,000 year old King's Highway, Madaba is the City of Mosaics. View its wonderfully vivid map of the sixth century A.D. Holy Land. Petra - Your ultimate destination is the astonishing
rose-red city of Petra. Once the stronghold of the gifted Nabataeans, an early Arab people, Petra was renowned for its massive architecture and the ingenuity of its pools, dams, and water channels. Today
thread your way through a narrow gorge (Siq) until you come upon colossal ruins cut into the rock - magnificent, silent and unchanged. |
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