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Welcome to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a young country dense with history, a well-travelled bridge between sea and desert, east and west. Above the layers of antiquity lies a land of mesmerising beauty and contrast: the Jordan Valley, fertile, ever changing, and remote desert canyons, immense and still. Here are splendid castles and hunting lodges, the haunting wilderness of Wadi Rum, Red Sea coral reefs and restful spas. Here, too, are monuments from every age of humanity, crowned by the rock-carved city of Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Experience also the modern, safe and friendly Jordan. Founded by King Abdullah I in the wake of World War I and ruled by his grandson, King Hussein, as constitutional monarch for forty-six years, achieving a remarkable measure of peace, stability and economic growth. After King Hussein's death on 7th February 1999, his son, King Abdullah II was sworn in as the new Monarch.