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"Jordan Jubilee"
Petra GENERAL INFORMATION
Weather in Jordan
GENERAL INFORMATION
Trekking in Jordan Two Bedouin friends and their camels
HISTORY OF JORDAN MEETING THE PEOPLE
THE MIDDLE EAST AROUND
THE WEBSITE FUN
STUFF The Gates of Damascus More Jordan links
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Dead Sea
The traditional view of the Dead Sea! see the page in the Visiting Jordan section
Biblical tradition says that Moses died on this mountain top after having seen the promised land beyond, in which he could never set foot. The right hand photo looks towards Jerusalem, invisible in the haze. You really need to be here in the early morning to see it.
The Moses
memorial church at Mount Nebo. This is a very simple church
nowadays, but so peaceful. Mukawir
Um Al Rasas The mosaic in the ruined St Stephen's Church in Um Al Rasas south of Madaba is quite exceptional, showing a central panel, much disfigured by "iconoclasts" in Byzantine times, but the side borders which you can see clearly here depict towns in Palestine, Egypt and Jordan. They are named for easier identification and give us an idea what these towns were actually like. It seems as if the images chosen were is some sort a "symbol" of that town at the time the mosaic was made - it has been dated to 785AD. A shelter has been constructed to protect the mosaic as much as possible.
A number of other churches have been found at this site with many other mosaics. The death of the much lamented Father Piccirillo is likely to delay the conservation and restoration of these mosaics.
©Ruth Caswell 2002
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