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AMMAN Palaestina Tertia, a late Roman-Byzantine province, was well known for its monastic life. It was located in the southern part of modern Jordan, from Wadi Mujib in the north to Ayla (Aqaba) in the south. The role of the province was defensive and it was a frontier towards Arabic nomads and Sassanian Empire on the East.
AMMAN The name “Bedouin” is derived from the term for nomadic desert or steppe dwellers (badawa). It is not an ethnic name and is used to refer to populations across the steppes and deserts of the Arab world who are associated with a nomadic-pastoral-tribal way of life.
AMMAN The name “Bedouin” is derived from the term for nomadic desert or steppe dwellers (badawa). It is not an ethnic name and is used to refer to populations across the steppes and deserts of the Arab world who are associated with a nomadic-pastoral-tribal way of life.
AMMAN Wadi Faynan was an ancient metallurgical centre that exported copper ore on the Mediterranean. Based on available evidence from historical sources and copper production site, tens of thousands of copper tonnes were exported during the Iran Age noted an American archaeologist.