๐ฏ๐ด Jordan
Hej! I’m sharing a glimpse of my experience visiting ancient Jordan. I was there in 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. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and does not cover all the wonderful local features and places โบ๏ธ.
๐บ Places: Petra, Aqaba.
๐ Top sights visited:
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- Petra
- Siq (ุงูุณูู)
- Al-Khazneh Treasury (ุงูุฎุฒูุฉ)
- Urn Tombs (ูุจุฑ ุงูุฌุฑุฉ)
- Petra Theater (ู ุณุฑุญ ุงูุจุชุฑุงุก)
- Street of Facades (ุดุงุฑุน ุงููุงุฌูุงุช)
- Colonnaded Street (ุงูุดุงุฑุน ุงูู ุนู ุฏ)
- Great Temple (ุงูู ุนุจุฏ ุงููุจูุฑ)
- Monastery (ุงูุฏูุฑ)
- High Place of Sacrifice (ู ุฐุจุญ ุงููุฑุงุจูู)
- Little Petra (ุงูุณูู ุงูุจุงุฑุฏ)
- Aqaba
- Aqaba Flagpole (ุณุงุฑูุฉ ุงูุซูุฑุฉ ุงูุนุฑุจูุฉ ุงููุจุฑู)
- Aqaba Marine Reserve (ู ุญู ูุฉ ุงูุนูุจุฉ ุงูุจุญุฑูุฉ)
- Al-Sharif Al-Hussein Bin Ali Mosque (ู ุณุฌุฏ ุงูุดุฑูู ุงูุญุณูู ุจู ุนูู)
- Aqaba Castle (ููุนุฉ ุงูุนูุจุฉ)
- Aqaba Museum (ู ุชุญู ุงูุนูุจุฉ)
๐ง Local musicians:
- ๐ฏ๐ด 47Soul (band). Genre: shamstep
- ๐ฏ๐ด Aziz Maraka (singer). Genre: pop
- ๐ฏ๐ด Diana Karazon (singer). Genre: pop
- ๐บ๐ณ Ayah Marar (singer). Genre: drum’n’bass
๐๏ธ Contribution to Electronic Music:
- Shamstep. Originated: mid-2010s
๐ฝ๏ธ Local food & drinks:
- ๐ฅ Fattoush (ูุชููุด)
- ๐ฅ Hummus (ุญู ุต ุจุทุญููุฉ)
- ๐ฅ Baba Ghanoush (ุจุงุจุง ุบูููุฌ)
- ๐ฅ Makmoura (ู ูู ูุฑุฉ)
- ๐ฅ Manakish (ู ูุงููุด)
- ๐ฅ Maqluba (ู ูููุจุฉ)
- ๐ฅ Qalayet Bandora (ููุงูุฉ ุจูุฏูุฑุฉ)
- ๐ฅ Mansaf (ู ูุณู)
- ๐ฅ Zarb-Style Lamb (ุฒุฑุจ)
- ๐ฐ Warbat (ูุฑุจุงุช)
- ๐ฐ Knafeh (ููุงูุฉ)
- ๐ซ Khubz (ุฎุจุฒ)
- ๐ซ Ka’ak (ููุนู)
- ๐ถ Arabic Tea (ุดุงู ุนุฑุจู)
๐ฌ Local movies:
- Captain Abu Raed (ูุงุจุชู ุฃุจู ุฑุงุฆุฏ). Year: 2007. Genre: drama
๐ช Authentic features:
- ๐ System of Jordanian Tribes (ุนุดุงุฆุฑ ุงูุฃุฑุฏู)
- ๐บ Jordanian Dallahs (ุฏูุงู ุงููููุฉ ุงูุฃุฑุฏููุฉ)
- ๐ Desert Castles (ูุตูุฑ ุงูุตุญุฑุงุก)
- ๐จ Jordanian Sand-Bottle Art (ูู ุงูุฑู ู ูู ุงูุฒุฌุงุฌุงุช)
- ๐ Al-Mansaf Feast Ritual (ุทููุณ ูููู ุฉ ุงูู ูุณู)
- ๐ Dabke Dance (ุฏุจูุฉ)
- ๐ช Authentic Musical Instrument: Mijwiz (ู ุฌูุฒ)
- ๐ Authentic Garb: Dishdashah & Shemagh (ุงูุฏุดุฏุงุดุฉ ูุงูุดู ุงุบ)
- ๐ฒ Culture of Bedouins (ุงูุจุฏู)
- ๐ฆ Authentic Concept: Sharaf (ุดุฑู)
- ๐ฆ Authentic Concept: Ird (ุนุฑุถ)
- ๐ฆโ๐ฅ Nabaแนญฤซ Poetry (ุงูุดุนุฑ ุงููุจุทู)
- ๐ Title of Bedouin Sheikh (ุดูุฎ ุจุฏูู)
- ๐ System of Bedouin Tribes (ุนุดุงุฆุฑ ุงูุจุฏู)
- ๐บ Bedouin Camel Saddles (ุณุฑูุฌ ุงูุฌูู ุงู ุงูุจุฏููุฉ)
- ๐ Bedouin Tents (ุจูุช ุงูุดููุนูุฑ)
- ๐จ Al Sadu Weaving (ุญูุงูุฉ ุงูุณุฏู)
- ๐๐ป Camel Racing Tradition (ุณุจุงู ุงููุฌู)
- ๐ญ As-Samer Performance (ุงูุณุงู ุฑ)
- ๐ Al-Daha Dance (ุงูุฏููุญูุฉ)
- ๐ฐ Heritage of Ammon (ู ู ููุฉ ุนู ูู / ๐ค๐ค๐ค)
- ๐ฐ Heritage of Moab (ู ู ููุฉ ู ูุขุจ / ๐ค๐ค๐ค)
- ๐ฐ Heritage of Edom (ู
ู
ููุฉ ุฅุฏูู
/ ๐ค๐ค๐ค)
- ๐ฏ๏ธ Edomite Religion (ููุณ / ๐ค๐ค ๐ค)
- ๐บ Edomite Ceramic Figurines (ุชู ุงุซูู ูุฎุงุฑูุฉ ุฃุฏูู ูุฉ / ๐ค๐ค๐ค)
- ๐ ๏ธ Edomite Pottery Tradition (ุงููุฎุงุฑ ุงูุฃุฏูู ู / ๐ค๐ค๐ค)
- ๐ฐ Heritage of the Nabataean Kingdom (ุงูู
ู
ููุฉ ุงููุจุทูุฉ / ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข)
- ๐ฏ๏ธ Nabataean Religion (ุฏูุงูุฉ ูุจุทูุฉ / ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข)
- ๐ Nabataean Script (ุงูุฎุท ุงููุจุทู / ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข)
- ๐บ Nabataean Betyls (ุงูุฃูุตุงุจ ุงููุจุทูุฉ ุงูู ูุฏุณุฉ / ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข)
- ๐๏ธ Nabataean Architectural Style (ุงูุนู ุงุฑุฉ ุงููุจุทูุฉ / ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข)
- ๐ ๏ธ Nabataean Pottery Tradition (ุงููุฎุงุฑ ุงููุจุทู / ๐ข๐ข๐ข)
- ๐ฐ Heritage of the Emirate of Transjordan (ุฅู ุงุฑุฉ ุดุฑู ุงูุฃุฑุฏู)
๐ Authentic holidays & celebrations:
- Independence Day of Jordan (ุนูุฏ ุงูุงุณุชููุงู). Month: May
Ma’an - Regional Special: - Petra Cultural Festival (ู ูุฑุฌุงู ุงูุจุชุฑุง ุงูุซูุงูู). Month: October
๐ National flower:
- Black Iris (ุงูุณูุณูุฉ ุงูุณูุฏุงุก)
๐ฆ Local wisdom: “Whoever knocks on the door gets an answer.” / “ุงููู ูุฏู ุงูุจุงุจ ูุณู ุน ุงูุฌูุงุจ” โ Jordanian proverb
๐จโ๐ The oldest university: The University of Jordan (ุงูุฌุงู ุนุฉ ุงูุฃุฑุฏููุฉ), Amman, est. 1962.







