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JARASH - JORDAN


Welcome to Jordan
When exploring the ruins, wear sensible clothes and appropriate, comfortable and supportive footwear. Also, during the summer months, wear a hat and sunglasses and keep a supply of fresh drinking water with you at all times.

A close second to Petra on the list of favorite destinations in Jordan is the ancient city of Jerash, which boasts an unbroken chain of human occupation dating back more than 6,500 years.


Jerash lies on a plain surrounded by hilly wooded areas and fertile basins. Conquered by General Pompey in 63 BC, it came under Roman rule and was one of the ten great Roman cities of the Decapolis League.


The city's golden age came under Roman rule, during which time it was known as Gerasa, and the site is now generally acknowledged to be one of the best-preserved Roman provincial towns in the world. Hidden for centuries in sand before being excavated and restored over the past 70 years, Jerash reveals a fine example of the grand, formal provincial Roman urbanism that is found throughout the Middle East, comprising paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, handsome theaters, spacious public squares and plazas, baths, fountains and city walls pierced by towers and gates.

Beneath its external Graeco - Roman veneer, Jerash also preserves a subtle blend of east and west. Its architecture, religion and languages reflect a process by which two powerful cultures meshed and coexisted - The Graeco-Roman world of the Mediterranean basin and the traditions of the Arab Orient.
The modern city of Jerash can be found to the east of the ruins. While the old and new share a city wall, careful preservation and planning has seen the city itself develop well away from the ruins so there is no encroachment on the sites of old.












 




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Way of Snakes


http://www.thebirdali.com/2010/10/gate.html

The gate 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2010/10/butterfly-and-iron-bars.html

 The butterfly and the iron bars

 

My crutches

 My crutches

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2010/11/im-to-leave-now.html

 I'm to leave now 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2010/11/my-one-day-friend-mark.html

My one day friend, Mark  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2010/12/honor-crime.html

Honor Crime  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2010/12/shiny-piaster.html

 The shiny piaster 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2010/12/living-crutches.html

Living Crutches  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2010/12/jokes.html

 Jokes 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2010/12/alis-camel.html

 Ali's Camel 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2010/12/crazy-hunter.html

The Crazy Hunter  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2010/12/the-child-woman.html

The Child Woman  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/01/chicken-eagle_06.html

 The Chicken Eagle 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/01/friends_8145.html

 Friends 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/01/woman-and-mud-toy.html

 The Woman and the Mud Toy 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/01/competition.html

 A competition 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/01/friendship.html

Friendship  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/01/put-in-pannier.html

"Put in the pannier"  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/01/consultation.html

Consultation  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/01/omers-childhood.html

 Omer's Childhood 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/02/advice-is-worth-camel_6522.html

Advice is Worth a Camel  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/02/deposit.html

 The Deposit 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/02/kack-story.html

The kack Story  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/02/your-tears.html

Your Tears  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/03/three-lovers.html

 The Three Lovers 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/04/bribery.html

Bribery  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/04/shroud-thief.html

 The Shroud Thief 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/04/fatoom-daughter-of-beggars.html

 Fatoom, the Daughter of the Beggars 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/04/tale-of-enchanted-handkerchief.html

The Tale of the Enchanted Handkerchief  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/05/bride-of-necklace-of-tales.html

 The Bride of Necklace of Tales 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/05/stepmother.html

 The Stepmother  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/05/fusion.html

Fusion 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/06/gipsy-clouds.html

 The Gipsy Clouds


http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/06/sofias-masterpiece-story.html

Sofia's Masterpiece Story


http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/06/other.html

The Other


http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/07/word.html

A Word


http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/08/zionist-friend.html

A Zionist Friend!


http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/08/these-are-beautiful-expression-kind-of_104.html

These are beautiful Expression - a kind of Haiku


http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/08/nirvana.html

Nirvana


http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/08/rifle-and-violin.html

Rifle and Violin


http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/08/fall-farewell.html

Fall Farewell 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/09/sincere-love.html

SINCERE LOVE  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/10/colors-reflection.html

Colors Reflection  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2011/11/laptops-crystal-screen.html

Laptop's Crystal Screen  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2012/03/strawberry-woman.html

The Strawberry woman  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2013/01/disappointed-call.html

Disappointed call  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2014/03/the-guilty-world.html

The Guilty World  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2014/04/my-other-half.html

 My Other Half 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2014/04/the-whirlwind.html

 The Whirlwind 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2014/05/unlucky.html

 Unlucky 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2014/05/mary-angel-on-wheelchair.html

 Mary: Angel on Wheelchair 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2014/07/blog-post.html

 From children of Gaza 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2014/09/mission-impossible.html

 Mission Impossible 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2014/10/i-am-really-alone.html

 I am really alone 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2014/10/america-and-isis.html

America and ISIS  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2014/11/silky-song.html

 Silky Song 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2014/11/jordan-tourism-trails-jtt.html

 Jordan Tourism Trails (JTT) 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2014/11/ticking-time-bomb.html

TICKING TIME BOMB 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2015/04/a-weapon-is-not-gun.html

A weapon is not a gun!  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2015/05/selfish-world.html

Selfish World  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2015/07/i-love-you.html

I LOVE YOU  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2015/07/horrible-love.html

Horrible love 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2015/09/fork-knife-and-pen.html

Fork, Knife and Pen  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2015/11/a-world-without-conscience.html

A world without conscience  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2015/11/terrorism-everywhere.html

Terrorism everywhere  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2015/11/mentality-of-terrorist.html

Mentality of the terrorist  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2015/11/good-and-evil-terrorism.html

 Good and evil terrorism! 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2015/12/all-ships-pass-but-dont-stay.html

All ships pass, but don't stay  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2016/01/believers-kill-non-believers-even-if.html

Believers kill non-believers even if they are their parents!  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2016/02/hunger-games-in-middle-east.html

Hunger Games in the Middle East  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2016/03/world-of-fear.html

World of fear  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2016/04/can-we-apologize-to-alan.html

 Can we apologize to Alan? 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2017/11/download-my-book-all-ships-pass-but.html

Download My book: All Ships Pass, But Don't Stay for free  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2017/11/children-of-yemen.html

Children of Yemen  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2017/12/jerusalem-is-capital-of-palestine.html

 Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/08/a-garrulous-friend.html

 A Garrulous Friend

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/08/a-little-fly.html

 A Little Fly 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/08/the-tree.html

The Tree  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/08/my-teacher.html

My Teacher  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/08/indistinct-dreams.html

 Indistinct Dreams 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/08/a-song-in-box.html

A Song in the Box  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/Spread-of-Madness.html

 Spread of Madness 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/daily-death.html

 Daily Death 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/news.html

 News

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/the-cleric.html

The Cleric  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/the-ugly-crease.html

The ugly crease  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/wisdom.html

Wisdom  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/my-kitten.html

 My kitten 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/the-unfair-race.html

The Unfair Race  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/the-rose-poetry.html

The Rose  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/the-rocky-statue.html

The rocky statue  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/one-man-play.html

One Man Play  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/the-tale-of-donkey-and-roses.html

 The Tale of Donkey and Roses 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/a-desire.html

A Desire  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/a-letter.html

 A Letter

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/the-clown.html

 The Clown 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/my-lovely-bird.html

My Lovely Bird  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/the-fight.html

The Fight  

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/09/monster-legend.html

 Monster Legend 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/10/sound-of-dollars.html

 Sound of Dollars 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/10/zeus-and-aphrodite-in-jerash.html

Zeus and Aphrodite in Jerash- Jordan 

 


http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/10/children-of-valley-or-peacewadi.html

Children of the valley or PEACEWADI 

 

http://www.thebirdali.com/2018/11/universal-declaration-of-human-rights.html

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 

 

 

 

 


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