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Hot-air balloons fly in the Wadi Rum desert, Jordan. Reuters
A tourist poses for pictures in front of the treasury site in the ancient city of Petra, south of Amman, Jordan. Reuters
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The Propylaeum gateway to the Temple of Artemis in Jerash, Jordan. Getty Images
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Dana Biosphere Reserve in Jordan was founded in 1989. Photo: Getty Images
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People watch the sunset at Books@Cafe in the trendy Jabal Amman district. Photo: Getty Images
A tourist walks next to the pillars of the Roman Temple of Hercules during his visit to the Amman Citadel, an ancient Roman landmark, in Amman. Reuters
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Hot-air balloons fly in the Wadi Rum desert, Jordan. Reuters
A tourist poses for pictures in front of the treasury site in the ancient city of Petra, south of Amman, Jordan. Reuters
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The Propylaeum gateway to the Temple of Artemis in Jerash, Jordan. Getty Images
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Dana Biosphere Reserve in Jordan was founded in 1989. Photo: Getty Images
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People watch the sunset at Books@Cafe in the trendy Jabal Amman district. Photo: Getty Images
A tourist walks next to the pillars of the Roman Temple of Hercules during his visit to the Amman Citadel, an ancient Roman landmark, in Amman. Reuters
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Hot-air balloons fly in the Wadi Rum desert, Jordan. Reuters