AMMAN Due to the extremely dry environment of the Hisma Desert in Southern Jordan, ancient Nabataeans used to collect water for their settlements by building huge cisterns and an aqueduct, connecting the Shara Mountains and Humayna (Hawara). Hawara was established by Nabataean King Aretas IV in the 1st century BC, prompted by the sophisticated water-supply systems, providing
AMMAN Her Majesty Queen Rania on Tuesday visited the town of Wadi Musa in the governorate of Maan, where she met with the founders and beneficiaries of a number of local economic empowerment programmes, and a group of proactive youth from across the governorate spearheading local initiatives.