Jordan Photos

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 13:15:49

Carved Rooftop, Petra

Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt

The Nabataean capital of Petra is one of the many spectacular historical sites in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a country of deep traditions that has worked to preserve its ancient inheritance and natural beauty while navigating modern realities in a region of continuing conflict.

Reclining on a rooftop carved two millennia ago, a Bedouin surveys the realm of the Nabataeans, beckoning from the sands of southern Jordan. Forgotten for centuries, Petra still echoes with mysteries of the past; this immense building, Al Deir (the Monastery), was probably a Nabataean shrine.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 13:16:03

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Uncovering Mosaics, Petra

Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt

Petra’s heyday ended when the Romans rerouted trade in the second century A.D., sending the city into a long decline. In a fifth-century Byzantine church, archaeologists found detailed mosaics.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 13:16:15

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Amman

Photograph by Kalpana Kartik/Aurora Photos

Lights at dusk reveal the expanse of Jordan’s capital city of Amman. The city’s present-day sprawl—sunbaked white homes, modern high-rises, chic hotels, and commercial districts situated on a hilly landscape—exists side-by-side with historical sites dating to periods of Byzantine, Roman, and early Islamic rule.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 13:16:26

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Olive Farmers, Ajlun

Photograph by AWAD AWAD/AFP/Getty Images

During the harvest season, farmers in the town of Ajlun—about 46 miles (75 kilometers) north of Amman—ready olives for pressing at oil extraction plants. Olives are among Jordan’s chief agricultural products, along with citrus, tomatoes, and cucumbers.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 13:16:36

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Treasury, Petra

Photograph by Keren Su/Getty Images

Tourists at Petra approach Al Khazneh (the Treasury), whose function in Nabataean times is still unknown. Spurred by Jordan’s peace treaty with Israel, tourism to Petra is up tenfold since 1991, boosting the economy but raising concerns about preservation.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 13:16:47

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Turkish Coffee

Photograph by Sylvain Grandadam/Photolibrary

Turkish coffee, served from an ibrik, is a popular refreshment in Jordan. The long-handled pot—traditionally made from brass or copper—is also used to brew the beverage. Very fine grounds and precise cooking methods contribute to the coffee’s strong, distinctive flavor.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 13:16:59

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Dead Sea

Photograph by Peter McBride/Aurora Photos

Visitors to the Dead Sea float in its famously buoyant waters, among the saltiest on Earth. Located on the border of Israel and Jordan, the inland sea is an increasingly popular destination for tourists seeking the touted curative properties of its salts and minerals.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 13:17:15

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Bedouin Meal, Petra

Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt

Imhiylah al-Bedoul prepares a meal in the Petra backcountry, where her family spends the summer tending goats, using water from a Nabataean cistern. A lifelong resident of Petra, she raised six of her ten children in a cave near the city center. But after the city was made a World Heritage site in 1985, the government moved the thousand-member Bedoul tribe to Umm Sayhun, a village of cinder-block houses.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 13:17:25

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Jebel Musa

Photograph by Martin Gray

A church and monastery dating to the fourth century A.D. stand at the summit of Jebel Musa, or Mount Nebo, near Madaba in western Jordan. Accounts in Jewish and Christian tradition place the tomb of the biblical prophet Moses at the site, from where he is said to have viewed the Promised Land. Today the mountain and surrounding holy sites draw pilgrims and tourists from around the world.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-7-19 13:17:39

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Bedouin and Camels

Photograph by Peter Essick/Aurora Photos

A Bedouin man traveling by camel rests near Amman. Nomadic tribes throughout the Middle East have historically relied on the sturdy beasts of burden for transportation, milk, and even hair for weaving into blankets and tents.

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