Jordan
Posted on January 16th, 2011 by International Flight Online
Jordan the magical kingdom which is located on East Bank of River Jordan in Western Asia features Crusader castles, historical sites and the city have witnesses many wars during the Jesus era. The Arab city is surrounded by popular Middle East countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq to the east, and Syria towards north along with Israel to the west. The city is widely covered with Arabian Desert and the capital city of Jordan is Amman. The Jordan city has left many priceless evidence of ancient civilization which has a strong influence of roman, Greek and Ottoman empires. The country is the perfect place for tourist who prefers desert safari as you can explore the coral reef in Gulf of Aquaba and can overlook the gigantic Dead Sea.
Travelers can board the Royal Jordanian airline which is the national airline of Jordan and some of the popular foreign carriers which fly to Jordan are Air France, Air Baltic, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, Egypt Air, Emirates, Alitalia, British Airways, Air Arabia, Cathay Pacific Airlines and Delta Airlines. Queen Alia International airport is the busiest airport in Amman which can be accessible for foreign nationals to visit neighboring Middle East countries.
Jordan highways are well connected to major cities include Aquaba, Maan, Amman and Damascus as you can drive through the King Highway, a deadly track to the west of the Desert Highway that starts south of Amman and links Kerak, Madaba, Wadi Mujib and Petra before joining the Desert Highway south of Maan. Water sports lovers can enjoy the ferry and speedboat activities at the port of Aquaba in Jordan which cost you around 30 dollars.
