View on Amman

King Hussein Mosque

Maqam Jaffar bin Abi Thalib

Clever Nabataeens:
The rain water pouring down the mountain is captured
by the small channel carved out of the rock and lead into a cistern.

Golan Heights

Residence of rich Ottoman family

Karak and Shaubak, two castles in the ring of defence of the crusaders, which later were conquered by Salahuddin.

The famous Map of Palestine of Madaba.
The original mosaic in the church of Saint George
had over two million stones!

The (alleged) grave of Prophet Shuaib a.s.
With all the graves of the prophets,
except the grave of Muhammad s.a.w.,
there is no 100% certainty, if it is really the grave.

Azraq Desert Castle:
Here one can see how one can build without using wood:
Ceiling and door made out of stone!

Azraq Wetland Reserve

Nurtured by huge sweet water source, this oasis was once home to elephants, lions, leopards, wild camels, the oryx and other wild animals. That is long ago!

But even until recently hundred thousands of migrating birds made a stop over here on their way from Europe to Africa, until the oasis became sucked empty until the spring died.