Eastern Desert (Jordan) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Desert region in Jordan
About Eastern Desert (Jordan)
Badiya, the desert, is the largest part of Jordan's land area, and positioned on a 900-meter-high plateau. The ground is mostly stoney, with black lava in the north eastern part with chalk and flint in the south. The valley of the Wadi Sirhan is a sand desert that begins east ofAmmanand continues in the direction ofSaudi Arabia. Here you will also find the oasis ofQa'a al Azraqabout 150km east from Amman. In the surroundings of this oasis is the most interesting part of the desert for tourists. Very much part of Roman history, theLimes Arabicusbordered their Syrian province. On the Roman side agriculture was possible and on the desert side the nomadic people grazed their animals. The walls were built from stone and clay and secured by soldiers and castles. With the advent of Islamic-Arabia
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