Jordan Travaling Photos

Jordan Photos

Carved Rooftop, Petra

The Nabataean capital of Petra is one of the many spectacular historical sites in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a country of deep traditions that has worked to preserve its ancient inheritance and natural beauty while navigating modern realities in a region of continuing conflict.

Reclining on a rooftop carved two millennia ago, a Bedouin surveys the realm of the Nabataeans, beckoning from the sands of southern Jordan. Forgotten for centuries, Petra still echoes with mysteries of the past; this immense building, Al Deir (the Monastery), was probably a Nabataean shrine

Uncovering Mosaics, Petra

Petra’s heyday ended when the Romans rerouted trade in the second century A.D., sending the city into a long decline. In a fifth-century Byzantine church, archaeologists found detailed mosaics

Amman

.Lights at dusk reveal the expanse of Jordan’s capital city of Amman. The city’s present-day sprawl—sunbaked white homes, modern high-rises, chic hotels, and commercial districts situated on a hilly landscape—exists side-by-side with historical sites dating to periods of Byzantine, Roman, and early Islamic rule.

Olive Farmers, Ajlun

During the harvest season, farmers in the town of Ajlun—about 46 miles (75 kilometers) north of Amman—ready olives for pressing at oil extraction plants. Olives are among Jordan’s chief agricultural products, along with citrus, tomatoes, and cucumbers

Treasury, Petra

Tourists at Petra approach Al Khazneh (the Treasury), whose function in Nabataean times is still unknown. Spurred by Jordan’s peace treaty with Israel, tourism to Petra is up tenfold since 1991, boosting the economy but raising concerns about preservation..

Turkish Coffee

Turkish coffee, served from an ibrik, is a popular refreshment in Jordan. The long-handled pot—traditionally made from brass or copper—is also used to brew the beverage. Very fine grounds and precise cooking methods contribute to the coffee’s strong, distinctive flavor.

Dead Sea

Visitors to the Dead Sea float in its famously buoyant waters, among the saltiest on Earth. Located on the border of Israel and Jordan, the inland sea is an increasingly popular destination for tourists seeking the touted curative properties of its salts and minerals.

Bedouin Meal, Petra

Imhiylah al-Bedoul prepares a meal in the Petra backcountry, where her family spends the summer tending goats, using water from a Nabataean cistern. A lifelong resident of Petra, she raised six of her ten children in a cave near the city center. But after the city was made a World Heritage site in 1985, the government moved the thousand-member Bedoul tribe to Umm Sayhun, a village of cinder-block houses

Jerash Ruins

Sheep graze near the ruins of a colonnaded Roman street in Jerash, 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Amman. Part of the Greco-Roman Decapolis League under Pompey the Great during its golden age, the ancient city’s remarkably well preserved ruins include public plazas, temples, and theaters.

Red Sea Reef

Resting on a plate of stony coral, a giant carpet sea anemone coexists with bright clownfish in the Red Sea, which meets the southwest tip of Jordan at Aqaba. Isolated from the open ocean, the sea harbors a wealth of endemic marine creatures: One-fifth of the species are found nowhere else.,,,,,,,