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  • Wadi Rum, local beduin  of Zalabia tribe partecipating to a holiday. Wadi Rum is the largest wadi in Jordan, is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southwest Jordan. Wadi Rum has been inhabited by many human cultures since prehistoric times,  leaving their mark in the form of rock paintings, graffiti. Several Bedouin tribes inhabit the area.<br />
Wadi Rum is known also for its connection with British officer T. E. Lawrence, who based his operations here during the Arab Revolt of 1917–18.
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  • After visiting Petra for the first time in 1982 Talal Akasheh, a professor of physical chemistry at Jordan’s Hashemite University, was surprised by the beauty of the site but also appalled at the damage that time and the elements had wrought on the monuments. Akasheh has dedicated nearly three decades to protecting Petra from further deterioration. The GIS database system he developed to document all aspects of the site earned him a Rolex Award in 2008. Now with the Award funding, Akasheh is expanding the database to include more features and monuments.
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  • After visiting Petra for the first time in 1982 Talal Akasheh, a professor of physical chemistry at Jordan’s Hashemite University, was surprised by the beauty of the site but also appalled at the damage that time and the elements had wrought on the monuments. Akasheh has dedicated nearly three decades to protecting Petra from further deterioration. The GIS database system he developed to document all aspects of the site earned him a Rolex Award in 2008. Now with the Award funding, Akasheh is expanding the database to include more features and monuments.
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  • Jordan Hejaz Railway Museum, the caretaker with his son near the old royal coach. The Hejaz Railways buid by Germans for Ottoman Empire connected Damascus to Medina (Saudi Arabia). Destroyed by Arab insurgents of Lawrence in the WWI is now utilised only for freight  trains.
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  • Jordan Hejaz Railway Museum, the caretaker. The Hejaz Railways buid by Germans for Ottoman Empire connected Damascus to Medina (Saudi Arabia). Destroyed by Arab insurgents of Lawrence in the WWI is now utilised only for freight  trains.
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  • Jordan Gate towers skyline.
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  • Jordan Hejaz Railway Museum, the caretaker with his son near the old royal coach. The Hejaz Railways buid by Germans for Ottoman Empire connected Damascus to Medina (Saudi Arabia). Destroyed by Arab insurgents of Lawrence in the WWI is now utilised only for freight  trains.
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  • Zara Mall is one of the trendiest shopping centers of Amman downtown. Popular for the new Jordan's middle class but not still popular for more traditional people.
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  • Zara Mall is one of the trendiest shopping centers of Amman downtown. Popular for the new Jordan's middle class but not still popular for more traditional people.
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  • Kibbutz Kinneret in the South-West of the Kinneret (The Sea of Galilee). The religioyus shopping center for Christian pilgrims. Today the Yardenit site, located at the entrance to the Kibbutz on the bank of the Jordan River, is filled every day with Christian pilgrims baptized here, in the place where John the Baptists baptized Jesus. The traditional baptizing location was near Jericho but officially for security reasons, and also for touristic business reasons the State of Israel and the Kinneret Group moved the baptism site north, where the Sea of Galilee pours into the Jordan River.
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  • Kibbutz Kinneret in the South-West of the Kinneret (The Sea of Galilee). Today the Yardenit site, located at the entrance to the Kibbutz on the bank of the Jordan River, is filled every day with Christian pilgrims baptized here, in the place where John the Baptists baptized Jesus. The traditional baptizing location was near Jericho but officially for security reasons, and also for touristic business reasons the State of Israel and the Kinneret Group moved the baptism site north, where the Sea of Galilee pours into the Jordan River.
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  • Kibbutz Kinneret in the South-West of the Kinneret (The Sea of Galilee). Today the Yardenit site, located at the entrance to the Kibbutz on the bank of the Jordan River, is filled every day with Christian pilgrims baptized here, in the place where John the Baptists baptized Jesus. The traditional baptizing location was near Jericho but officially for security reasons, and also for touristic business reasons the State of Israel and the Kinneret Group moved the baptism site north, where the Sea of Galilee pours into the Jordan River.
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  • Kibbutz Kinneret in the South-West of the Kinneret (The Sea of Galilee). The religioyus shopping center for Christian pilgrims. Today the Yardenit site, located at the entrance to the Kibbutz on the bank of the Jordan River, is filled every day with Christian pilgrims baptized here, in the place where John the Baptists baptized Jesus. The traditional baptizing location was near Jericho but officially for security reasons, and also for touristic business reasons the State of Israel and the Kinneret Group moved the baptism site north, where the Sea of Galilee pours into the Jordan River.
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  • Kibbutz Kinneret in the South-West of the Kinneret (The Sea of Galilee). The religioyus shopping center for Christian pilgrims. Today the Yardenit site, located at the entrance to the Kibbutz on the bank of the Jordan River, is filled every day with Christian pilgrims baptized here, in the place where John the Baptists baptized Jesus. The traditional baptizing location was near Jericho but officially for security reasons, and also for touristic business reasons the State of Israel and the Kinneret Group moved the baptism site north, where the Sea of Galilee pours into the Jordan River.
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  • Kibbutz Kinneret in the South-West of the Kinneret (The Sea of Galilee). Today the Yardenit site, located at the entrance to the Kibbutz on the bank of the Jordan River, is filled every day with Christian pilgrims baptized here, in the place where John the Baptists baptized Jesus. The traditional baptizing location was near Jericho but officially for security reasons, and also for touristic business reasons the State of Israel and the Kinneret Group moved the baptism site north, where the Sea of Galilee pours into the Jordan River.
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  • Kibbutz Kinneret in the South-West of the Kinneret (The Sea of Galilee). Today the Yardenit site, located at the entrance to the Kibbutz on the bank of the Jordan River, is filled every day with Christian pilgrims baptized here, in the place where John the Baptists baptized Jesus. The traditional baptizing location was near Jericho but officially for security reasons, and also for touristic business reasons the State of Israel and the Kinneret Group moved the baptism site north, where the Sea of Galilee pours into the Jordan River.
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  • Kibbutz Kinneret in the South-West of the Kinneret (The Sea of Galilee). Today the Yardenit site, located at the entrance to the Kibbutz on the bank of the Jordan River, is filled every day with Christian pilgrims baptized here, in the place where John the Baptists baptized Jesus. The traditional baptizing location was near Jericho but officially for security reasons, and also for touristic business reasons the State of Israel and the Kinneret Group moved the baptism site north, where the Sea of Galilee pours into the Jordan River.
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  • Amman, downtown near the market.
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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Amman, general view with the ruins of Roman theatre.
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  • Amman, general view with the ruins of Roman theatre.
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  • Amman. Downtown, the old suq.
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  • Amman, downtown near the market.
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  • Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.
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  • Amman. Downtown, the old suq.
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  • Amman, street photographer at downtown.
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  • The Colonnades Street, in the back the Royal Tombs.
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  • A middle class hotel in Aqaba's downtown. King Abdullah's II portrait is everywhere, like TV screens with soccer.
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  • Sunset on the canyons that gave access to Petra.
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  • The theatre view from a tomb. The badly weathered theatre is what remains of the theatre that was first built by Nabateans, heavily influenced by Roman architects. It was later refurbished by the Romans after they had annexed Petra.
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  • The Bedouin Desert Patrol at the Kazneh. "The Treasure",is the most celebrated icon of Petra, one of the world’s most revered cultural sites.
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  • Bab as-Siq (the "Gateway") was the principal entrance to Petra from the east. The Obelisk Tomb and es-Siq Triclinium.
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  • Amman, downtown. King Hussein street fashion shops.
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  • Amman, downtown. King Hussein street fashion shops.
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  • Contemporary architecture of the Third Circle, a fashionable district full of hotels and embassies.
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  • The spectacular skyline of the five-star luxury Royal Hotel located on Jebal Amman, a hilltop in the heart of the capital city.
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  • The development of nearby tourist town Wadi Musa affects more and more the preservation of Petra.
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  • The Kazneh, "The Treasure", is the most celebrated icon of Petra, one of the world’s most revered cultural sites. But time and tourism are damaging its monuments, carved into sandstone cliffs.  How long it endures depends on how it is cared for today. Akasheh acknowledges, it must return to the desert sands: “Some monuments have disappeared and some are more affected than others. It is natural for man to respect his past, to want it to last as long as possible. And good documentation of the site keeps its memory safe, even after it is long gone”.
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  • Urban landscape near the fashonable district of the Third Circle.
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  • The Blue Fig, in the Abdoun neighborough, is one of the trendiest places of the "New Amman" scene. This restaurant is about fusion of music, food and culture and features a country and an artist each month.
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  • The spectacular skyline of the five-star luxury Royal Hotel located on Jebal Amman, a hilltop in the heart of the capital city.
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  • The spectacular skyline of the five-star luxury Royal Hotel located on Jebal Amman, a hilltop in the heart of the capital city.
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  • The spectacular skyline of the five-star luxury Royal Hotel located on Jebal Amman, a hilltop in the heart of the capital city.
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  • The Kazneh, "The Treasure", is the most celebrated icon of Petra, one of the world’s most revered cultural sites. But time and tourism are damaging its monuments, carved into sandstone cliffs.  How long it endures depends on how it is cared for today. Akasheh acknowledges, it must return to the desert sands: “Some monuments have disappeared and some are more affected than others. It is natural for man to respect his past, to want it to last as long as possible. And good documentation of the site keeps its memory safe, even after it is long gone”.
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  • The Bedouin Desert Patrol at the Kazneh. "The Treasure",is the most celebrated icon of Petra, one of the world’s most revered cultural sites.
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  • The Bedouin Desert Patrol at the Kazneh. "The Treasure",is the most celebrated icon of Petra, one of the world’s most revered cultural sites.
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  • The Kazneh, "The Treasure", is the most celebrated icon of Petra, one of the world’s most revered cultural sites. But time and tourism are damaging its monuments, carved into sandstone cliffs.  How long it endures depends on how it is cared for today. Akasheh acknowledges, it must return to the desert sands: “Some monuments have disappeared and some are more affected than others. It is natural for man to respect his past, to want it to last as long as possible. And good documentation of the site keeps its memory safe, even after it is long gone”.
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  • Bab as-Siq (the "Gateway") was the principal entrance to Petra from the east. The Obelisk Tomb and es-Siq Triclinium.
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  • Bab as-Siq (the "Gateway") was the principal entrance to Petra from the east. The Obelisk Tomb and es-Siq Triclinium.
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  • Bab as-Siq (the "Gateway") was the principal entrance to Petra from the east. The Obelisk Tomb. Petra is one of the world’s most revered cultural sites, but time and tourism are damaging its monuments, carved into sandstone cliffs.
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  • To gather data for his geo-archaeological system (GIS), a assistant of prodfessor Talal Akasheh use a teodolite in front of the Obelisk, one of the most important monuments of the Siq, the small canyon that gives access to Petra. With the next step of the project Akasheh, will complete a website for the Jordanian authorities, who can better manage the site, and academicians . He also intends to create a 3D documentation method as well as a non-destructive technique to study the salt content of the weathered monuments.
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  • Amman, downtown. King Hussein street fashion shops.
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  • Amman, downtown. King Hussein street fashion shops.
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  • The Blue Fig, in the Abdoun neighborough, is one of the trendiest places of the "New Amman" scene. This restaurant is about fusion of music, food and culture and features a country and an artist each month.
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  • Fine Arts National Museum.
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  • The spectacular skyline of the five-star luxury Royal Hotel located on Jebal Amman, a hilltop in the heart of the capital city.
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  • The Siq, a narrow canyon 1.2 km long, was the principal entrance to Petra from the east.
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  • The Royal Tombs, the series of large tomb facades carved out of the west face of Al-Khubta mountain.The  Palace Tomb (left) and Corinthian Tomb (right).
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  • The Siq, a narrow canyon 1.2 km long, was the principal entrance to Petra from the east.
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  • The Kazneh, "The Treasure", the most celebrated icon of Petra is opened to the torists on some nights. This ancient Nabatean city is one of the world’s most revered cultural sites. But time and tourism are damaging its monuments, carved into sandstone cliffs.  How long it endures depends on how it is cared for today. Akasheh acknowledges, it must return to the desert sands: “Some monuments have disappeared and some are more affected than others. It is natural for man to respect his past, to want it to last as long as possible. And good documentation of the site keeps its memory safe, even after it is long gone”.
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  • To gather data for his geo-archaeological system (GIS), a assistant of prodfessor Talal Akasheh use a teodolite in front of the Obelisk, one of the most important monuments of the Siq, the small canyon that gives access to Petra. With the next step of the project Akasheh, will complete a website for the Jordanian authorities, who can better manage the site, and academicians . He also intends to create a 3D documentation method as well as a non-destructive technique to study the salt content of the weathered monuments.
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  • Siq al-Barid, or "Little Petra", was a self-contained satellite community of Petra. Siq al-Barid, a diminutive version of Petra, was probably a caravanserai where the camel caravans that came to trade at Petra stopped to do business and to rest before completing their journeys.
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  • The Triclinium, with the most spectacular interior of any monument at Petra, probably a funerary banqueting hall for those buried in the Roman Soldier Tomb opposite.
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  • The Royal Tombs, the series of large tomb facades carved out of the west face of Al-Khubta mountain.The  Urn Tomb, tought to have been the tomb of a Nabatean king.
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  • Outer  Siq, the Streets of Facades, an extraordinary mass of tombs (44) facades on several levels and four "streets".
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  • The Siq, 1.2 km long canyon that was the principal entrance to Petra from the east. in the back the Khazneh, the "Treasury", generally tought to have been the tomb of a Nabatean king.
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  • View from the hill of the Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a). In the middle of Amman was occupied as early as the Neolithic period In the foreground the Roman Temple of Hercules.
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  • Anniversary party for the child of a rich family of Amman.
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  • Downtown near Al-Huseini central mosque. Al-Afghani souvenir shop, the oldest of Amman.
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  • Downtown near Al-Huseini central mosque.
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  • Downtown traditional shop, Huseini mosque's reflections.
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  • Siq al-Barid, or "Little Petra", was a self-contained satellite community of Petra. Siq al-Barid, a diminutive version of Petra, was probably a caravanserai where the camel caravans that came to trade at Petra stopped to do business and to rest before completing their journeys.
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  • The Great Temple. From the 3rd century on, natural disasters and political tides gradually eclipsed Petra until it was  abandoned and erased from the memory of all but local Bedouin.
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  • The Great Temple columns, literally sliced from devastating earthquakes. From the 3rd century on, natural disasters and political tides gradually eclipsed Petra until it was  abandoned and erased from the memory of all but local Bedouin.
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  • The Kazneh, "The Treasure", is the most celebrated icon of Petra, one of the world’s most revered cultural sites. But time and tourism are damaging its monuments, carved into sandstone cliffs.  How long it endures depends on how it is cared for today. Akasheh acknowledges, it must return to the desert sands: “Some monuments have disappeared and some are more affected than others. It is natural for man to respect his past, to want it to last as long as possible. And good documentation of the site keeps its memory safe, even after it is long gone”.
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  • The Kazneh, "The Treasure", is the most celebrated icon of Petra, one of the world’s most revered cultural sites.
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  • The Siq, a narrow canyon 1.2 km long, was the principal entrance to Petra from the east. A sculpture of a Nabatean, in the back a camel and a water pipeline that supplied Petra. The Nabateans built a sophisticated system of dams, cisterns, pipes and channels to guard it from sudden floods. At its peak Petra may have sheltered 25,000 citizens.
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  • The Siq, a narrow canyon 1.2 km long, was the principal entrance to Petra from the east.
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  • The Kazneh, "The Treasure", the most celebrated icon of Petra is opened to the torists on some nights. This ancient Nabatean city is one of the world’s most revered cultural sites. But time and tourism are damaging its monuments, carved into sandstone cliffs.  How long it endures depends on how it is cared for today. Akasheh acknowledges, it must return to the desert sands: “Some monuments have disappeared and some are more affected than others. It is natural for man to respect his past, to want it to last as long as possible. And good documentation of the site keeps its memory safe, even after it is long gone”.
    em2310465.jpg
  • To gather data for his geo-archaeological system (GIS), a assistant of prodfessor Talal Akasheh use a teodolite in front of the Obelisk, one of the most important monuments of the Siq, the small canyon that gives access to Petra. With the next step of the project Akasheh, will complete a website for the Jordanian authorities, who can better manage the site, and academicians . He also intends to create a 3D documentation method as well as a non-destructive technique to study the salt content of the weathered monuments.
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  • Habees High Place, probably a private place of worship. In the back the Crusader Fortresson Al-Habees.
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  • The Royal Tombs, the series of large tomb facades carved out of the west face of Al-Khubta mountain.The  Urn Tomb, tought to have been the tomb of a Nabatean king.
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  • The Royal Tombs, the series of large tomb facades carved out of the west face of Al-Khubta mountain.The  Urn Tomb, tought to have been the tomb of a Nabatean king.
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  • The Royal Tombs, the series of large tomb facades carved out of the west face of Al-Khubta mountain.The  Urn Tomb, tought to have been the tomb of a Nabatean king.
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  • Outer  Siq, the Streets of Facades, an extraordinary mass of tombs (44) facades on several levels and four "streets".
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  • Hotel Grand Hyatt
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  • The Citadel, the old Ommayade Palace.
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  • Downtown market, King Abdullah II is popular also in the shops.
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  • The Great Temple columns, literally sliced from devastating earthquakes. From the 3rd century on, natural disasters and political tides gradually eclipsed Petra until it was  abandoned and erased from the memory of all but local Bedouin.
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  • Few families of Bdul clan still live in Petra rock-cut houses
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  • Ad-Deir, the "Monastery", boasts Petra's largest facade (50 metres wide and 45 metres high). Ad-Deir was probably a Nabatean temple  with strong architectural parallels with the Khazneh.
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  • Ad-Deir, the "Monastery", boasts Petra's largest facade (50 metres wide and 45 metres high). Ad-Deir was probably a Nabatean temple  with strong architectural parallels with the Khazneh.
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  • The Royal Tombs, the series of large tomb facades carved out of the west face of Al-Khubta mountain.The  Silk Tomb.
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  • The Royal Tombs, the series of large tomb facades carved out of the west face of Al-Khubta mountain.
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