🇯🇴 Jordan

Hej! I share an extract of my experience of visiting ancient Jordan. I was there in the autumn of 2011. Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and also does not cover all the wonderful local attributes and places ☺️.

🗺 Places: Petra, Aqaba.

🏛 Top sights visited:

1. Petra
   • Al-Khazneh Treasury (الخزنة)
   • The Urn Tombs (مقابر الجرة)
   • Petra Theater (مسرح البتراء)
   • The “Street of Facades” (شارع الواجهات)
2. Aqaba
   • Aqaba Flagpole (سارية العلم العقبة)
   • Aqaba Harbor (ميناء العقبة)

🎧 Local musicians:

• 🇯🇴 Aziz Maraka (singer). Genre: pop
• 🇯🇴 Diana Karazon (singer). Genre: pop

🥘 Local food & drinks:

• Mansaf (منسف)
• Knafeh (كنافة)

🎬 Local movies:

• Captain Abu Raed (كابتن أبو رائد). Year: 2007. Genres: drama

🪔 Authentic artifacts:

• Authentic Garb: Dishdashah & Thagiyah (الدشداشة والتقية)
• Ancient Jordanian Architecture (العمارة الأردنية القديمة)
• The Culture of Jordanian Bedouins (البدو / بَدْو)
• Al-Mansaf: Festive Banquet (منسف)

🦉 Local wisdom: “The one who knocks on the door hears the answer” / “إلي بدُق ع الباب بسمع الجواب” — Jordanian proverb

👨‍🎓The oldest university: The University of Jordan (الجامعة الأردنية), Amman, est. 1962.