TABLE OF CONTENTS HIDDEN CITY LOCATION LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE WILDLIFE PEOPLE COMMUNITIES CUSTOMS SCHOOL AND WORK PLAY FOOD CELEBRATIONS TIMELINE JORDAN FACTS GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE INDEX 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
HIDDEN CITY AL KHAZNA PETRA Under the desert sun a family visits the ancient city of Petra Their journey starts at Bab Al Siq the main entrance Siq means crack in a mountain They walk down a long narrow path between towering sandstone cliffs Sculptures and carvings decorate the walls At last they reach a bright sunny square They are in Petra 4
OTHER TOP SITES AMMAN CITADEL DEAD SEA JERASH WADI RUM 5 At a Roman building called Al Khazna or the Treasury the family rents donkeys to explore the site A friendly guide shows them the mysterious ruins Some of the 2,000-year-old buildings are carved out of the cliffs Here ancient culture creates modern wonders This is Jordan
