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Photos of a Trip in 2005 in Jordan: Petra, Amman, Jerash, Wadi Ram Desert, Mt. Nebo, Madaba, Karak, desert castles...
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Gadara o Umm Qais - Jordan
Author: A. De Cara
Text: The city was probably founded by the Greeks during the fourth century BC. Gadara was conquered in 218 BC by the Romans under Pompey and formed the Decapolis.
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Jerash- Jordan
Author: A. De Cara
Text: Cardo Maximus, main street of the Roman town. Jerash or Gerasa is considered one of the largest and most well-preserved sites of Roman architecture.
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Roman Theater of Jerash- Jordan
Author: A. De Cara
Text: One of its buildings better preserved. Bedouin musicians in a performance.
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Corinthians columns in the Sanctuary of Artemis -Jerash- Jordan
Author: A. De Cara
Text: Jerash began to prosper under the rule of Alexander the Great. After falling under the rule of the Seleucid King Antioch in the second century BCE, Jerash was conquered by the Roman Emperor Pompey in 63 BC.
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Sanctuary of Artemis -Jerash- Jordan
Author: A. De Cara
Text: This is the finest temple of Jerash. Built during the 2nd century AD when the city was flourishing and expanding.
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The famous Madaba's Map- Jordan
Author: A. De Cara
Text: Madaba’s most famous mosaic is the Map of Palestine (also knowled as Madaba Map), located in the Church of St. George. The town of Madaba is is famous for its exquisite 6th-century mosaics.
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Handicrafts -Madaba- Jordan
Author: A. De Cara
Text: The town of Madaba is is famous for its exquisite mosaics handicrafts, but this is not a mosaic: its a ostrich painted egg with biblical scenes.
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Karak Castle- Jordan
Author: A. De Cara
Text: This Crussader fort was very important for the control over the King's Way.
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