Middle East
Travelers head to the Middle East’s cities and archaeological sites to explore the area’s history, culture, museums, and religious monuments and sacred places. In Jordan, there’s the magnificent Petra, and in Israel, visitors want to see Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, Tel Aviv’s beaches, and the Old City with the Western Wall, Temple Mount, and Dome of the Rock. The deserts of Oman and Jordan, mountain villages, mosques, and modern cities in Dubai, Qatar, and Kuwait are more attractions of the Middle East.
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