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A tours 87 biblical sites
Abdali 64-5 travel to/from 99-101 Ayoun ( Ain) Musa 160, 196
Abdullah I, King 27-8, 84 travel within 101-2 Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan
Abdullah II, King 33 walking tour 86-7, 87 (Al-Maghtas) 141-3
Abila (Quwayliba) 119-20 western Amman 90-1 Dead Sea 139-40
Abu Darwish Mosque 83, 79 animals 49-50, 132, 146 Jebel Haroun 191-2
accommodation 233-5 Aqaba Castle (Mamluk Fort) 219-20 Machaerus 162-3
costs, see inside front cover Aqaba 216-27, 216 Mt Nebo 158-60, 7
activities 14, 235-9, see also individual accommodation 221-3 Numeirah (Gomorrah) 147
activities activities 220-1 Sodom 147
aero sports 235 attractions 219-20 Umm Qais (Gadara) 120-2
air travel 254-7 drinking 225 bicycle travel, see cycling
to/from Jordan 255-7 emergency services 218-19 birds 49-50, 131
within Jordan 263 entertainment 225 boat travel 261-2
Ahl al-Kahf (Cave of Seven food 223-5 boats 236
Sleepers) 104 history 217-18 books
Ajlun 114-15 Internet access 219 arts 43, 44
Ajlun Nature Reserve 51, 116 shopping 225 birds 50
Al-Beidha 201 south of Aqaba 228 diving & snorkelling 228
Al-Himma (Mukheiba) 122-3 tourist offices 219 food 55, 56, 60
Al-Maghtas (Bethany-Beyond-the- tours 221 health 272
Jordan) 141-3 travel to/from 225-6 hiking 179, 205
Al-Wu ira (Crusader Castle) 200 travel within 227 history 26, 28, 29, 30
alcohol 57 Ar-Rabba 170 Petra 179
Amman 63-106, 65, 103 Arabian oryx 132 plants 50
Abdoun 64 archaeological digs 235-6 religion 39
accommodation 88-91 Archaeological Park 153 travel literature 13-15
activities 84-6 area codes, see inside front cover wildlife 49
attractions 71-84 Ariha 164 women in Jordan 43
children, travel with 87 art galleries border crossings 257-61
Citadel (Jebel al-Qala a) 71-2 Darat al-Funun 83 Brooke Hospital for Animals 178
cultural centres 66 Jordan National Gallery of Fine Burckhardt, Johann Ludwig (Jean
downtown 88-9, 82 Arts 84 Louis,  Ibrahim ) 14, 165, 177
drinking 95-7 arts 43-6, see also individual arts Burqu Reserve 52
emergency services 67 ATMs 245 bus travel
entertainment 97-8 Ayoun ( Ain) Musa 160, 196 to/from Jordan 257, 259, 260, 261
festivals 87-8 Azraq 129-30 within Jordan 263-4, 268-9
food 91-5 Azraq Wetland Reserve 49, 51, 130-1 business hours 239, see inside front
history 64 cover
Internet access 67 B Byzantines 25
itineraries 67 Bani Hamida Centre 163
Jebel al-Hussein 64 bargaining 247 C
Jebel Amman 64, 89-90, 91, 68 bars 253 camel treks 210, 236
medical services 69 bathrooms 249-50 car travel 264-8
Nymphaeum 81-3 baths, see hammams castles
Roman Theatre 81 beaches 144-5, 220, 231 Al-Wu ira (Crusader Castle) 200
Shmeisani 64, 90, 91, 85 Bedouin 34, 56, 58, 202, 203, 212, 77 Aqaba Castle (Mamluk Fort) 219-20
shopping 98-9 Bell, Gertrude 15 Karak Castle 166-8, 168, 76
Sweifieh 65 Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan Qala at ar-Rabad 114-15, 76
tourist offices 70 (Al-Maghtas) 141-3 Qasr  Ain es-Sil 137
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castles continued dance 44 courses 60, 195, 240 Greeks, Nabataeans, Romans & K St George s Church & Mosaic Map
Qasr  Uweinid 138 dangers 241 customs 60 Byzantines 24-5 Kan Zeman 102 152-3
Qasr al-Azraq 134-5 de Chatillon, Renauld 165 festivals 58 Ottoman Turks 27 Karak 165-70, 166, 76 Umm ar-Rasas 163
Qasr al-Hallabat 133-4 Dead Sea 143-6, 5, 78 Internet resources 59 peace with Israel 31-2 accommodation 168-9 Moses Memorial Church 158-9, 159
Qasr al-Mushatta 137 Dead Sea Highway 139-48, 140 restaurants 58 Six Day War 29-30 food 169 mosques
Qasr al-Muwaqqar 138 Dead Sea Ultra Marathon, the vegetarian 59 Advent of Islam 25-6 history 165 Abu Darwish Mosque 83, 79
Qasr al-Qastal 138 144 four-wheel-drive trips 208-10 Gulf War 31 travel to/from 169-70 King Abdullah Mosque 83-4, 79
Qasr al-Tuba 138 Dead Sea Panorama 162 Fuheis 106 WWI and after 27-8 Karak Castle 166-8, 168, 76 King Hussein Mosque 83, 79
Qasr Aseikhin 137-8 Decapolis 109 hitching 268 Khirbet Feinan 171 motorcycle travel 264-8
Qasr Burqu 138 Deir Alla 125 G holidays 243-4, see also Ramadan Khirbet Mukhayyat 160 Mt Nebo 158-60, 7
Qasr Deir al-Kahf 138 desert castles 133-8 Gadara (Umm Qais) 120-2 horse riding 238 Khirbet Tannour 170-1 Mu tah 170
Qasr Iraq al-Amir 103-4 tours 127 gay travellers 243 horse treks 210 King Abdullah Mosque 83-4, 79 Mukawir (Machaerus) 162-3
Qasr Kharana 136-7 Dhiban 164 geography 48-9 hot springs 238-9 King s Highway 149-74, 150 Mukheiba (Al-Himma) 122-3
Qasr Mushash 138 diarrhoea 274-5 Gomorrah (Numeirah) 147 Al Himma (Mukheiba) 122-3 King Hussein Mosque 83, 79 museums
Qusayr Amra 135-6, 6, 76 Dibbeen Nature Reserve 52, Greeks 24 Hammamat Afra 171 Aqaba Museum (Museum of Aqaba
Shobak Castle 173-4 116-17 Gulf of Aqaba 49, 227 Hammamat Burbita 171 L Antiquities) 220
tours 127 disabled travellers 241-2 Gulf War 31 Hammamat Ma in 161-2 Lawrence, TE (Lawrence of Arabia) Dead Sea Museum 162
Cave of Seven Sleepers (Ahl al-Kahf ) Diseh 215-16 Shuneh ash-Shamaliyyeh (North 27, 202, 204 Folklore Museum 81 (Amman),
104 diving 227-32, 236-7, 8 H Shuna) 123-4 legal matters 244 154 (Madaba)
cell phones 249 diving sites 228-9 Hammamat Afra 171 Hussein, King 29-33, 84 lesbian travellers 243 Islamic Museum 84
chariot races 111 health 275 Hammamat Burbita 171 literature 44-6, see also books Jordan Natural History Museum
children, travel with 239-40 safety 230 Hammamat Ma in 161-2 I Lot s Cave 148 117
Amman 87 drinks 57-8 hammams 239 insurance Lowest Point on Earth Museum
food 59 alcoholic drinks 57 Amman 86 car travel 264, 266 M 148
health 276 coffee 57-8 Aqaba 221 health 271 Ma an 214-15 Madaba Museum 154
Christianity 40-1 coffeehouses 59 Hammam as-Sarah 134 travel 244 Machaerus 162-3 Military Museum 84
churches tea 57-8 handicrafts 43-4, 98-9 Internet access 244 Madaba 150-8, 152 Museum (Jerash) 113
Church of the Apostles 153-4 health 271-7 Internet resources 15 accommodation 155-6 Museum of Archaeology 84
Church of SS Lot and Procopius 160 E books 272 air tickets 257 Archaeological Park 153 Museum of Archaeology &
Moses Memorial Church 158-9, 159 Eastern Desert 127 children s 276 archaeological 150, 235 emergency services 151 Anthropology 117
Petra Church 187-8 economy 21 diarrhoea 274-5 environmental issues 52, food 156-7 Museum of Popular Traditions 81
St George s Church 152-3 electricity 233 environmental hazards 275-6 143 history 151 Museum of the Political History
cinema 97 email services 244 infectious diseases 273-4 food 59 shopping 157 of HM Late King Abdullah bin
Citadel (Jebel al-Qala a) 71-2 embassies 242 information resources 272 health 272, 273 tourist offices 151 al-Hussein 84
climate 12-13, 240 emergencies telephone numbers, see insurance 271 nature reserves 51 travel to/from 157-8 Nabataean Museum 189
coffeehouses 59, 253 inside front cover spa 145 Petra 179 walking tour 155-7, 155 National Archaeological Museum
consulates 242 endangered species 50, 132 vaccinations 271, 272 Iraq al-Amir 102-4 Mafraq 128 24, 72
costs 13 environmental issues 52-4 women s 276-7 Irbid 117-19, 118 magazines 233 Royal Automobile Museum 84
courses desertification 54 Herodus (Zara) Spring 145 Islam 25-6, 38-40 maps 244-5 music 44
cooking 60, 195 ecotourism 53 Hesban 160-1 books 39 Mar Elias 115-16
language 240 Internet resources 52, 143 Hejaz Railway, the 261 Israel & the Palestinian Territories Mesha Stele 165 N
credit cards 245 Petra 187 hiking 237-8 border crossings 257-9 metric conversions, see inside front Nabataeans 24, 175, 176, 184, 185
crime 241-2 tourism 54 Ajlun Nature Reserve 116 peace with 31-2 cover National Archaeological Museum
Crusades, the 26 exchange rates, see inside front cover books 179, 205 Six Day War 29-30 minefields 241 24, 72
culture 34-47 Dana Nature Reserve 172-3 visas 251 mobile phones 249 nature reserves 51-2
customs regulations 240-1 F Mukawir 162-3 itineraries 11, 16-20 money 13, 245-6 Ajlun Nature Reserve 51, 116
cycling 263 Faisal, Emir 27 Petra 189-92 discount cards 242 Azraq Wetland Reserve 49, 51,
festivals 242, see also special events Wadi Mujib Nature Reserve J moneychangers 246 130-1
D food 58 147 Jebel Haroun 191-2 mosaics 154, 159-60, 80 Burqu Reserve 52
Dana Nature Reserve 49, 52, 171-3 Jerash Festival 113 Wadi Rum 210-11 Jerash 108-14, 110, 6, 7, 74 Archaeological Park 153 Dana Nature Reserve 49, 52, 171-3
Dana village 171-3 Fifa Reserve 52 history 23-33 Jerash & the North 108 Church of SS Lot and Procopius Dibbeen Nature Reserve 52,
films 15 ancient history 23-4 Jerash Festival 113 160 116-17
food 55-62, 243 Black September 30-1 John the Baptist 141-2 Church of the Apostles 153-4 Fifa Reserve 52
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books 55, 56, 60 books 26, 28, 29, 30 Jordan River 48, 52, 53 Madaba Mosaic School 154-5 Internet resources 51
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children 59 Crusades 26 Jordan Valley, the 48, 49, 123 Petra Church 188 Jordan River Reserve 52
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nature reserves continued Q Siq al-Barid (Little Petra) 200-1 food 198-9 walking, see hiking women travellers 252-3
Red Sea Aqaba Marine Park 227 Qala at ar-Rabad 114-15, 76 Siq, the 181-2, 183 travel to/from 199-200 water sports 236 health 276-7
Shaumari Wildlife Reserve 49, Qasr  Ain es-Sil 137 Six Day War 29-30 Wadi Rum 203-14, 206, 5, 8, 75 wildlife work 253
52, 131-3 Qasr  Uweinid 138 snorkelling, see diving 8 accommodation 212-13 animals 49-50, 132, 146, World Heritage sites 13
Wadi Mujib Nature Reserve 49, Qasr al-Azraq 134-5 Sodom 147 activities 207-12 171, 204
52, 146-8 Qasr al-Hallabat 133-4 Southern Desert & Aqaba 203 emergency services 205 birds 49-50, 131 Y
Wadi Rum Protected Area 52, 205 Qasr al-Mushatta 137 spa 145 food 213 endangered species 50, Yarmouk River Reserve 52
Yarmouk River Reserve 52 Qasr al-Muwaqqar 138 special events 242, see also festivals shopping 213 132 yellow fever 274
newspapers 46-7, 233 Qasr al-Qastal 138 sports 47 tourist offices 205 plants 50, 171, 204
Noor, Queen 41 Qasr al-Tuba 138 football 98 tours 207 wildlife reserves, see nature Z
Numeirah (Gomorrah) 147 Qasr Aseikhin 137-8 golf 86 travel to/from 213-14 reserves Zarqa 127-8
Qasr Burqu 138 tennis 86 Wadi Rum Protected Area 52, 205 women in Jordan 41-2, 43 Zeid, Fahrenasa 46
O Qasr Deir al-Kahf 138 sustainable tourism 54
opening hours 239, see inside front cover Qasr Iraq al-Amir 103-4 swimming 84, 239
Qasr Kharana 136-7 Amman 84
P Qasr Mushash 138 Dead Sea 144-5, 5, 78
painting 46 Qatrana 214 health 275
passports 254 Qusayr Amra 135-6, 6, 76
Pella (Taqabat Fahl) 124, 124 Quwayliba (Abila) 119-20 T
Petra 175-201, 180-1, 188, 7, 73, see Tafila 171
also Wadi Musa R Taqabat Fahl (Pella) 124, 124
accommodation 195-8 radio 233 tax 246
Al-Beidha 201 Ramadan 13, 58, 243-4 taxi travel 101, 269
Al-Wu ira (Crusader Castle) 200 Rania, Queen 41 telephone services 249
attractions 180-9 Red Sea Aqaba Marine Park 227 Tell Madaba 155
emergency services 193 refugees 30-1, 37, 63 theft 241-2
food 192 religion 38-41 time 249
hiking 189-92 restaurants 58-9 tipping 246
history 176-8 rock climbing 211, 239, 8 toilets 249-50
Internet access 193 Romans 24-5 tourist information 250
Internet resources 179 Royal Society for the Conservation of tours 87, 127, 262, 269-70
itineraries 182 Nature (RSCN) 51, 52, 53, 54 train travel 261
medical services 193 running 144, 239 travellers cheque 246
Siq al-Barid (Little Petra) 200-1 Treasury, the (Al-Khazneh) 182-3, 7
Siq, the 181-2, 183 S trekking, see hiking
tombs 184-6 safe travel Turkish baths 239, see also hammams
tourist offices 180 dangers 241
tours 192, 195 hitching 268 U
travel to/from 178, 199-200 pedestrians 71 Umm al-Jimal 128-9, 129
travel within 178, 200 road conditions 266-7 Umm ar-Rasas 163-4
Treasury, the (Al-Khazneh) 182-3 road hazards 267 Umm Qais (Gadara) 120-2, 121, 6
Pharaoh s Island 231-2 road rules 265, 267-8
photography 246-7 Saladin (Salah ad-Din) 165, 167 V
planning 12-15, see also itineraries Salt 104-6, 104 vegetarian travellers 59
plants 50 scrambling 211 video systems 246-7
politics 21-2 service taxi visas 250-2, see also passports
population 21, 36-8 to/from Jordan 257, 259, 260
postal services 247 within Jordan 269 W
Princess Alia Horse Clinic 178 Shaumari Wildlife Reserve 49, 52, 131-3 Wadi as-Seer 102-4
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