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Jordan Insight Guide By Insight Guide Engelstalig

Jordan Insight Guide by Insight Guide Engelstalig


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Presenting the country's highlights in a comprehensive format, this guidebook to Jordan is illustrated with many photographs and 13 maps. It also includes a Travel Tips section, listing accommodation, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.

Jordan Insight Guide Summary

Jordan Insight Guide by Insight Guide Engelstalig

This 362-page guidebook to Jordan presents the country's highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 13 maps, and packed with essential travel tips. The key features include: Places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Essay features - incisive essays on the islands' history, people and culture, from the changing lifestyle of the Bedouin to aristocratic Arabian horses; Photo features - magazine-style full-colour features on some of the country's most exotic sights, including the Nabataean city of Petra and the pink canyons of Wadi Rum; and Travel Tips - practical listings section, including accommodation, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.

Table of Contents

Maps: - Jordan; - Central Amman; - The North and the Jordan Valley; - Jarash; - East to Azraq and the Northern Badia; - The King's Highway; - Petra; - Wadi Rum; - Aqaba; - The West Bank; - Syria; - Inside front cover - Jordan; - Inside back cover - Amman. Introduction & History: - The Sands of Time; - Chronology; - A Holy Land; - The Crusades; - Mamlukes and Ottomans; - The Arab Revolt; - Lawrence of Arabia; - Enter the Hashemites; - The Reign of King Hussein. Essay Features: - The Jordanians; - The Bedouin Way of Life; - The Palestinians; - The Craft Tradition; - Jordanian Food; - Wildlife; - Hiking and Climbing; - Arabian Horses; - The Camel; - Artists' Impressions. Places: - Introduction; - Amman; - Salt; - Jarash and the North; - Jordan Valley; - East to Azraq; - The Badia; - The King's Highway. Photo Features: - Architecture; - Cafe Societies; - The Bedouin Inheritance; - Underwater Jordan. Information Panels: - Glubb Pasha; - The Royals; - The Dead Sea; - Azraq's Nature Reserves; - The Land of Moab; - Desert Highway; - Burckhardt, the Discoverer of Petra. Travel Tips - Highlights: - Getting Acquainted; - Planning the Trip; - Practical Tips; - Getting Around; - Where to Stay; - Where to Eat; - Culture; - Shopping; - Sports; - Language; - Further Reading.

Additional information

GOR002668272
9789812581693
9812581693
Jordan Insight Guide by Insight Guide Engelstalig
Used - Very Good
Paperback
APA Publications
20051028
362
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