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DESTINATION - For two pilgrims two major religions, Jordan is an interesting place in the visit. Small country (no bigger than Portugal) in this middle east, has a fairly strategic place for the visit.

Neighboring Saudi Arabia, Syria and Israel also. For Muslim pilgrims and Christians (and all the pieces) in many places that offer to spend time after performing Umrah or Al-haj (for Muslims). Amman city at around 7 Jabbal (or mountain) quite beautiful and clean. Socially open city offers a wide variety of choices for travelers. The old theater is still there peninggalana Greece around the city and also outside of amman.
Those who would like to archeology; PETRA old town is also worth a visit. The Bedouin town made in the caves, making one of the most highlighted in Unggulkan for tourism in Jordan.
Aqabah semanjung located in the red sea, is where tourists who loved the water activities, there are several alternatives in activitas which such offer, diving, canoe and jet skiing are also snorkeling course. Many historical relics are worth visiting in Jordan. Countries bordering the north of Syria, Saudi Arabia in the east and south, Iraq to the northeast, as well as Israel and the West Bank in the western history of this store.
Jordan has 43 places into tourist destinations spread approximately 97 thousand square kilometers. Jordan form one of the kingdom. Places easy to find in Amman, capital of Jordan. Like Al-Hussein Mosque, located in the heart of Amman, near Pasar Al Ballad. Mosque which was built the glory days of Caliph Omar ibn al Khattab ra, year after 640 AD, is the oldest mosque in Amman.

This mosque had collapsed, but was rebuilt in 1924 by King Abdullah's ruling first time, while maintaining a touch of Ottoman architecture, which is seen almost in every corner of the mosque building. Despite hundreds of years old, but the mosque is still well preserved.
Another impressive place, not far from the capital Amman, the Dead Sea. Dead sea is the lowest place on the surface of the earth, is located more than four hundred meters below the sea surface.

Sea which has an area of about 1050 km2, is actually more accurately described as a lake because it is entirely surrounded by land, there is no way out to sea. Sea is partly controlled by Jordan, the West Bank and some other part controlled by Israel. That we visit today is that of Jordan. Why is called the Dead Sea? Because none of the living creatures are able to live in it. This is due to the salt content of 22-25% while the average sea water has only a 4-6% salt content.

The cave is located in the village of Al-Rajib and is about 1.5 km from the town near the town of Abu A'landa Amman. Currently the atmosphere around the cave does not reflect that this cave had been away from the crowds. Even the caves have been placed in a glass case containing the relics of the cave dwellers. The bones of the inhabitants had been stored properly in the original place under their stone bed. Then covered the glass and was given some light to the bone is not easily damaged but still able to see visitors.