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This is the view opposite the picture above. Considered the main promenade, this site greeted the camel caravans passing through the dessert. Paying the equivalent in $1,500 tax per camel back then, trade sustained this city until an earthquake destroyed its water source in 363 AD.

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  • IPTC Keywords Asia; Hashemite Kingdom; Jordan; Middle East; desert; tour; wedding
  • IPTC Author Robert J Kent

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