Jordan 1975

Jordan
1975 - 2017
A representative collection from tours of duty and visits

Al-'Aqabah
2017

Al-'Aqabah port - note the flagpole, the sixth tallest in the world, flying the Arab Revolt flag (1916-1917)
The city fell to Faysal bin Husayn and Lawrence of Arabia in 1917

Sunrise over the Gulf of 'Aqabah

Northen border of Saudi Arabia with Jordan - "The best venues are those that adhere to Sharia' law"

Phospate and potash port - Jordan's main exports

Al-'Aqabah port

Al-'Aqabah

Al-'Aqabah port

Bedouin camp - note 5000 liter tanker, a sign of wealth

Desert north of the city

Bedouin camp

Tomb of Aaron (Harun)

Petra
2017

Al-Khaznah (the Treasury)

Petra is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Established possibly as early as 312 BC as the capital city of the Arab Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who took advantage of Petra's proximity to regional trade routes to establish it as a major trading hub. The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt.

**Amman**
King 'Abdullah I mosque
Roman amphitheater	Gold suq

**Al-'Aqabah - Wadi Rum - Deserts**
'Amra desert palace 'Aqabah Egypt seen across the gulf Bedouin desert police Wadi Rum	'Aqabah Former Ottoman palace seized by Lawrence Valuable cargo Camel crossing Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum Camels in Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum art The Lawrence well and spring Wadi Rum outing with the Dunns Bernie was the army attaché in Amman when I was the air attaché in Damascus	The inscription reads "Lawrence the Arab - 1917" Emily at the Lawrence well According to Lawrence's book, he bathed here Sunset - Wadi Rum

**Petra**
Entrance to Petra - made famous by an Indiana Jones movie
Al-khaznah (the treasury)	Inside the city

**Roman Sites**
Jerash Sunset over the main street

	These Roman cities, regardless of whether they are in modern day Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria or Turkey, all look alike.
Umm Qays Located in northwest Jordan southeast of the sea of Galilee (Israel) and south of the Golan Heights (Syria) I worked for about six weeks about a mile from here....
Basalt columns	Looking north toward Syria

**Christian Sites**
'Ayn Musa - the spring of Moses built over the rock Moses is said to have struck	The rock Moses is said to have struck
View towards "the Promised Land" and Dead Sea from Mount Nebo Mosaic from church on Mount Nebo Wadi Kharar (Bethany) - Site of the baptism of Jesus on the Jordan Note Israeli flag on West Bank	Church on Mount Nebo Mosaic from church on Mount Nebo Jordan River
Mosaics from the church in Madaba

Tomb of Aaron (Harun)	Karak castle overlooking Jordan valley
With my colleagues during my advisor tour	The Mudawwarah entry from Saudi Arabia - I drove a car from Abu Dhabi to Damascus via Saudi Arabia and Jordan, crossing here
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan wishes you safety