Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea combine archaeology, desert tours and Middle Eastern cuisine.
Jordan01.01 New Year
May 01.05, Labor Day
July 25.05, Independence Day
November 14.11, King Abdullah Day
December 25.12, Christmas
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (lunar calendar)
911, single emergency number
112 police
911, fire department
911, emergency medical care
- King Hussein, monarch
– Abdullah II, King
– Queen Rania, public figure
– enter mosques wearing shoes
– photograph military installations
– to remove archaeological finds
– drinking alcohol in public places
– visiting Petra at night without a tour
– It is customary to shake hands when meeting
– It is obligatory to take off shoes in mosques and religious places.
– Men and women greet each other with a handshake only if the woman extends her hand.
– Respect for elders is expressed in special forms of address
– Family ties play an important role
– greeting / مرحبا / marhaban
– gratitude / شكرا / shukran
– please / من فضلك / min fadlik
– excuse me / عفوا / afwan
– Where is the bus…? / أين الحافلة؟ / ayna al-hafila
– How much is the ticket? / بكم التذكرة؟ / bikam al-tathkira
– pharmacy / صيدلية / saydaliya
– I need a doctor / أحتاج إلى طبيب / ahtaj ila tabib
– I need help / أحتاج إلى مساعدة / ahtaj ila musa'ada
– call the police / اتصل بالشرطة / ittasel bil-shurta
– call an ambulance / اتصل بالإسعاف / ittasel bil-is'af
– very tasty! / لذيذ جدا! / ladhidh jiddan
– bill please / الحساب، من فضلك / al-hisab min fadlik
– toast / في صحتك! (To your health!) / fi sihhatik
– joke / In Jordan, even the desert is hospitable! / fi urdun hatta al-sahra dayfa
It is customary to discuss:
– History and archeology (Petra)
– National cuisine (mansaf, coffee with cardamom)
– Hospitality and traditions
– Desert and nature
– Tourism and pilgrimage
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and power
– Relations with neighbors
– Religious differences
- Social problems
- to visit Peter
– swim in the Dead Sea
– Hiking in the Wadi Rum desert
– taste local cuisine
Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea combine archaeology, desert tours and Middle Eastern cuisine.
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01.01 New Year
May 01.05, Labor Day
July 25.05, Independence Day
November 14.11, King Abdullah Day
December 25.12, Christmas
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (lunar calendar)
911, single emergency number
112 police
911, fire department
911, emergency medical care
- King Hussein, monarch
– Abdullah II, King
– Queen Rania, public figure
– enter mosques wearing shoes
– photograph military installations
– to remove archaeological finds
– drinking alcohol in public places
– visiting Petra at night without a tour
– It is customary to shake hands when meeting
– It is obligatory to take off shoes in mosques and religious places.
– Men and women greet each other with a handshake only if the woman extends her hand.
– Respect for elders is expressed in special forms of address
– Family ties play an important role
– greeting / مرحبا / marhaban
– gratitude / شكرا / shukran
– please / من فضلك / min fadlik
– excuse me / عفوا / afwan
– Where is the bus…? / أين الحافلة؟ / ayna al-hafila
– How much is the ticket? / بكم التذكرة؟ / bikam al-tathkira
– pharmacy / صيدلية / saydaliya
– I need a doctor / أحتاج إلى طبيب / ahtaj ila tabib
– I need help / أحتاج إلى مساعدة / ahtaj ila musa'ada
– call the police / اتصل بالشرطة / ittasel bil-shurta
– call an ambulance / اتصل بالإسعاف / ittasel bil-is'af
– very tasty! / لذيذ جدا! / ladhidh jiddan
– bill please / الحساب، من فضلك / al-hisab min fadlik
– toast / في صحتك! (To your health!) / fi sihhatik
– joke / In Jordan, even the desert is hospitable! / fi urdun hatta al-sahra dayfa
It is customary to discuss:
– History and archeology (Petra)
– National cuisine (mansaf, coffee with cardamom)
– Hospitality and traditions
– Desert and nature
– Tourism and pilgrimage
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and power
– Relations with neighbors
– Religious differences
- Social problems
- to visit Peter
– swim in the Dead Sea
– Hiking in the Wadi Rum desert
– taste local cuisine