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Jordan Insight Guide

Jordan Insight Guide

Buch | Softcover
362 Seiten
2005 | 3rd Revised edition
APA Publications Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-258-169-3 (ISBN)
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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.
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.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.10.2005
Reihe/Serie Insight Guides
Zusatzinfo colour photos
Verlagsort Singapore
Sprache englisch
Maße 150 x 220 mm
Themenwelt Reiseführer Naher Osten Jordanien
ISBN-10 981-258-169-3 / 9812581693
ISBN-13 978-981-258-169-3 / 9789812581693
Zustand Neuware
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