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![The great doorway of the Khasneh, Petras best known monument](images/gallery/thumbs/01.jpg) |
![There is no water here; miarages can be photographed](images/gallery/thumbs/02.jpg) |
![Roman siege ramp and Jewish defences at the citadel of Machaerus](images/gallery/thumbs/04.jpg) |
![Bedu graveyard in Wadi Rum at sunset](images/gallery/thumbs/05.jpg) |
The great doorway of the Khasneh, Petra's best known monument. |
There is no water here; mirages can be photographed. |
Roman siege ramp and Jewish defences at the citadel of Machaerus. |
Bedu graveyard in Wadi Rum at sunset. |
![Door hinges from an unexcavated city, buried by the desert sands](images/gallery/thumbs/07.jpg) |
![Top temple this, but how do we spell Nabataean?](images/gallery/thumbs/08.jpg) |
![Rock-cut tombs in the Hisma desert, the contents long since looted](images/gallery/thumbs/09.jpg) |
![Wadi running into the Dead Sea through the Moabite hills, where Moses died](images/gallery/thumbs/10.jpg) |
Door hinges from an unexcavated city, buried by the desert sands. |
Top temple this, but how do we spell Nabataean? |
Rock-cut tombs in the Hisma desert, the contents long since looted. |
Wadi running into the Dead Sea through the Moabite hills, where Moses died. |
![Part of the necropolis at Petra, with the mysterious Nefesh symbol for the souls of the dead](images/gallery/thumbs/11.jpg) |
![This cistern, cut 2,000 years ago, still traps water for the bedouin of Wadi Rum](images/gallery/thumbs/12.jpg) |
![A stroll in the Bayir desert, near Lawrence's camp](images/gallery/thumbs/13.jpg) |
![This tomb near Humeima is a triple-decker, cut to fit three coffins from one family](images/gallery/thumbs/14.jpg) |
Part of the necropolis at Petra, with the mysterious Nefesh symbol for the souls of the dead. |
This cistern, cut 2,000 years ago, still traps water for the bedouin of Wadi Rum. |
A stroll in the Bayir desert, near Lawrence's camp. |
This tomb near Humeima is a triple-decker, cut to fit three coffins from one family. |
![Smoke-damaged frescos from a sixth century desert bathhouse](images/gallery/thumbs/15.jpg) |
![The way to the half-excavated city of Humeima, across the Hisma desert](images/gallery/thumbs/16.jpg) |
![Machaerus, Herod's Dead Sea citadel where Salome danced and John theBaptist was beheaded](images/gallery/thumbs/17.jpg) |
![From the sumit of Umm el Biyara; Petra city centre and Royal Tombs, cut through by a Roman road](images/gallery/thumbs/18.jpg) |
Smoke-damaged frescos from a sixth century desert bathhouse. |
The way to the half-excavated city of Humeima, across the Hisma desert. |
Machaerus, Herod's Dead Sea citadel where Salome danced and John theBaptist was beheaded. |
From the sumit of Umm el Biyara; Petra city centre and Royal Tombs, cut through by a Roman road. |
![Great efforts are made to cater for western guests, but the devil is in the detail....](images/gallery/thumbs/20.jpg) |
![Early Islamic fresco of a lute-playing bear; under later rulers, this kind of frivolity in art was forbidden](images/gallery/thumbs/21.jpg) |
![Inside the Mameluke fort at Aqaba, scene of Lawrence's epic victory over the Turks in the Arab Revolt](images/gallery/thumbs/22.jpg) |
![Map of Jordan](images/gallery/thumbs/mapjordan.gif) |
Great efforts are made to cater for western guests, but the devil is in the detail.... |
Early Islamic fresco of a lute-playing bear; under later rulers, this kind of frivolity in art was forbidden. |
Inside the Mameluke fort at Aqaba, scene of Lawrence's epic victory over the Turks in the Arab Revolt. |
Map of Jordan |