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
LOCATION SYRIA IRBID WEST BANK ZARQA DEAD SEA AMMAN ISRAEL JORDAN GULF OF AQABA 6
Jordan is a small country in the heart of the Middle East It covers 34,495 square miles 89,342 square kilometers The capital city of Amman lies in the northwest part of the country Jordan shares borders with several countries Syria is to the north Iraq is northeast Saudi Arabia lies along the jagged eastern and southern borders A 16-mile 26-kilometer stretch of the Red Sea’s Gulf of Aqaba makes up the short southwestern coast Israel the West Bank and the Dead Sea line the western border IRAQ SAUDI ARABIA 7
