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Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert
A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists have found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert. The ritual complex was found in a Neolithic campsite near large structures known as “desert kites,” or mass traps that are believed to have been used to corral wild gazelles for slaughter. “The site is unique, first because of its preservation state,” said Jordanian archaeologist Wael Abu-Azziza, co-director of the project. “It’s 9,000 years old and everything was almost intact.”
The Best Things to Do, Eat and See in Amman, Jordan
Amman, the capital city of Jordan, is buzzing with things to do and see. You know when you go to a place and you think, “I could totally live here” — that’s how I felt in Amman.
Jordanian desserts are not only delicious but share a story of the country and its place in the Middle East. While many desserts in Jordan are similar to desserts in other Middle Eastern countries they are not the same! And so no visit to Jordan is complete without tasting the desserts of the country that are as lovely as the people I met.
The country of Jordan is a ruggedly beautiful place. Traces of old civilizations are everywhere along with more recently established nature reserves. The famous city of Petra is only one of many stunning Jordan sites to see. Also known as The Jewel of the Middle East, this is the place to experience a welcome that gives new meaning to the term hospitality.
How three sisters are using their grandmother’s old recipes to inspire real change in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
The noise hits you as soon as you enter the souk: a cacophony of male voices, singing the succulent merits of their wares. Juicy tomatoes; plump eggplants; buxom bulbs of garlic. Every vegetable has its own “selling song” here in the Jordanian capital of Amman, and they’re all being chanted at full, throaty volume in the bustling marketplace, like a gravelly garden symphony. Gliding through this boisterous melee in Souk el-Khodra—the city’s historic fruit and vegetable market—is Maria Haddad, who moves with all the effortless elan of a local, while appraising the produce with the eye of a professional chef.
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United Airlines Launches Non-stop flights to Amman
Starting May 5th, United will connect you to this amazing destination with direct flights between Washington D.C. (IAD) and Amman (AMM) departing 3 times per week aboard United's 787 Dreamliner.
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