JORDAN, MY LOVE

KARIN IOANNOU-NAOUM-WOKOUN, MUHAMMED NAWAFLEH

WELCOME TO JORDAN

GREETINGS, PHRASES

As-salam ‘alaikum: Peace be with you

Wa ‘alaikum as-salam Answer: and peace be with you, too

Marhaba: Hello

‘Ahlan wa sahlan: Welcome

Min fadhlak: Please (to a man)

Tafaddhali: Please (to a woman)

‘Ana ‘asif: Sorry (as a man)

‘Ana asifa: Sorry (as a woman)

‘Afwan: Never mind, no problem

Insha'Allah: God willing.

JORDAN, THE COUNTRY OF FLAGS

A FANTASTIC VIEW OF AMMAN

AMMAN FROM ABOVE

A STUNNING GATE TO AMMAN

THE WONDERFUL CITADEL

PEACEFUL BEAUTY

A VERY SPECIAL SIGHT

A GREAT MIX

SAYING ‚HELLO ‘ TO ‚ALIENS‘

THE ROMAN THEATRE / AMMAN

ABU DARWISH MOSQUE/AMMAN

ON THE ROAD SOUTH

IMPRESSIVE COLOURS

CONTEMPLATIVE COUNTRYSIDE

THE JORDAN VALLEY

BIBLICAL PLACES

MOST TOUCHING SITES

JORDAN, ISRAEL & BETHANY

FERTILE JORDAN SOIL

MOUNT NEBO

BIBLICAL IMPRESSIONS

THE DEAD SEA

AL-KERAK

IMPOSING 12 TH CENTURY FORT

WADI RUM: SAND & ROCKS

SONS OF THE DESERT

UNIQUE LANDSCAPE

GENTLE CLIFFS

PICTURESQUE SUN CITY CAMP

SNUG BETWEEN ROCKS & SAND

WHAT A FANTASTIC WORLD

SO COSY & PRETTY!

A RIDE IN A CAR OR ON A CAMEL?

GOING UP IN A HOT AIR BALLOON

MAGIC FROM ABOVE

LIFE IN THE DESERT

WATCH OUT! DESERT TRAIN!

IMPRESSIVE COLOURS

STUNNING SCENERY

PETRA

PETRA

Petra = ‚Stone‘ in Greek (πέτρα) and in Arabic (Al-Batrā)

Capital city of the Nabataeans founded in 312 BC

Historical and archeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma‘an

Controlled the main commercial routes

Famous for rock-cut architecture and the water conduit system

UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985, described as ‚one of the most precious cultural

properties of man‘s cultural heritage

JOHN WILLIAM BURGON: PETRA

It seems no work of Man's creative hand,

by labour wrought as wavering fancy planned;

But from the rock as if by magic grown,

eternal, silent, beautiful, alone!

Not virgin-white like that old Doric shrine,

where erst Athena held her rites divine;

Not saintly-grey, like many a minster fane,

that crowns the hill and consecrates the plain;

But rose-red as if the blush of dawn,

that first beheld them were not yet withdrawn;

The hues of youth upon a brow of woe,

which Man deemed old two thousand years ago,

match me such marvel save in Eastern clime,

a rose-red city half as old as time.

1845

FIRST VIEW OF PETRA

THE GENTLE PETRA VALLEY

PETRA LANDSCAPE

PETRA TOWN

PETRA - WORLD OF DREAMS

PLACES OF ANCIENT MYSTERY

STUNNING FORMATIONS

CAPITAL OF THE NABATAEANS

MOUNTAINS & CLIFFS

ROCK ENCOUNTERS

IN ANOTHER WORLD

ROCK POWER

SILENT WITNESSES OF THE PAST

TIMELESS BEAUTY

DOORS, ROCKS & ENTRIES

SIQ: THE PATH TOWARDS BEAUTY

GRANTING MYSTERIOUS VIEWS

AL KHAZNEH: THE TREASURY

1001 CAMEL DREAMS

WAITING FOR YOU

LOVELY CAMELS & WILD BOYS

RELAXING IN THE SHADE

QUIET WITNESSES OF THE PAST

FINDING ETERNAL PEACE

HOW ABOUT A LITTLE REST?

ARABIAN FILM SETTINGS

12TH

ENJOYING MYSTICAL PLACES

WAITING IN THE SUN

WANDERING ON ANCIENT TRAILS

RESTING FROM A RIDE

A GREAT MIX OF ART & NATURE

MOST IMPRESSIVE SIGHTS

WONDERFUL PETRA SCENERY

STUNNING MONUMENTS

AL-DEIR: THE MONASTERY

DEDICATED TO KING OBODAS I( 9 6 B C T O 8 5 B C )

GENTLE PETRA ROCKS

MAGIC LIGHT RAYS

DOORS, GATES & ELEPHANTS

TIMELESS SIGNS OF BEAUTY

COLOURFUL DECORATIONS

ROCK-CUT ARCHITECTURE

CAVES, BLOCKS & GATEWAYS

INSPIRING MOMENTS

ARTISTIC FORMATIONS & FACES

FINAL IMPRESSIONS OF PETRA

THE MYSTICAL PETRA ROCKS

A PLACE OF TRANQUILITY

GENTLE PETRA LANDSCAPE

WHAT ABOUT LITTLE PETRA?

A DRIVE THROUGH THE SOUTH

ROCKS MERGING WITH SAND

DIFFERENT SHADES OF ROSE

A JOURNEY THROUGH JORDAN

A BLEND OF ROCKS

MOUNTAIN INDULGENCE

A FESTIVAL OF COLOURS

THE POWER OF NATURE

SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPE

VAST VALLEYS

ENORMOUS SANDY POOLS

AN INTERPLAY OF COLOURS

IS ANYBODY OUT THERE?

LET’S BATHE IN THE SAND!

MOST VARIED SOIL TYPES

A PARADISE FOR

ROCK AFICIONADOS

STUNNING ROCK FORMATIONS

BEDOUIN SETTLEMENTS

A FRUIT LORRY GOING SOUTH

SEA LIFE IN AQABA

FASCINATING AQABA MOSQUE

THE TURKISH FORT IN AQABA

READY FOR A GLASS BOAT TRIP?

COME AND DANCE WITH US!

SEE YOU THERE?