'Ahlan wa sahlan' means 'welcome' in Arabic and goes to show the great hospitality of the Jordanian people. 'Ahlan wa sahlan', you shall hear it many times when visiting Jordan. When people are just making friendly conversation and welcome you to their country or when they offer you a nice cup of mint-flavored tea.

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Silk Road

Ancient and medieval over land route of about 6400 Km, 4000 mi, by which silk was brought from china to Europe in return for trade goods: it ran west via the Gobi desert Samarqand, and Antioch, to Mediterranean ports in Greece, Italy the middle east (adjacent to Petra) , and Egypt.

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