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How to recognise Jordan from the road

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Dry hills, pale stone towns and desert. Jordan shows its signs in Arabic and English.

What to look for

1

Arabic and English

Road signs show Arabic with English beneath.

2

Pale stone

Buildings are mostly flat-roofed and faced in pale limestone.

3

Dry landscape

Away from the Jordan valley, the land is dry and rocky, turning to desert in the east and south.

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