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Show 1 1 i ) v,- ! - i t' , i : V - Vv v r- ' . . ' Nuh.ulch Mahmmnl, from the Ministry of Tourism in Amman. Jordan was in Moal. last ,ml lo tour facilities at Can-yml.uuls Can-yml.uuls National Park. D.,vo May, Foreign Visitor Tours Cnnyonlcnds Touring local Nation:! Park Sc-i K o admin-ston J areas 1.:-.; week was Shi. ha.ieh M..hnu i:a. from the Ministry of Tourism, Amman Am-man Jordan. The Ministry of Touri and Antiquities in Jordan is in the final rtn.-es cf es'.b'.ishmsr the firt o! their national parks. Tluy hiva-a the jTi'irram in liH'"" a;-. a asked for technical techni-cal ::ss:s:.i::.o and iu led ecnivrr.tr.g est.!1 lishmout of these areas. The U. S. National Na-tional Park Sorvko re-S;vn'.Stl re-S;vn'.Stl by sending a sp;. i ia' envoy on a slmrt a .s'-jC". .".'.or.t to ex; lore Jordan's Jor-dan's potential. P.- the end ci lc'V. a rh ; to. an from the U.S. arrived in Joilan to rk on six historical si;-w si;-w rk on six historical si'ts. Three out f these proposed Nat:or.:d P..rks are locate,! on t:.-i V.'tt l-"r.k of the River Jer i.-.n. v. hi.-'a. is tveupied at this tit-e ly Israel. Th.-y are Jericho, Qua.r.raa ar.d Pehaste. .Torich.o re;iresent.- the first set'.lea.ior.t cf man in Patk Naturalist was in i liaise of showing show-ing him the area anil answering questions ques-tions to aid him in establishment of national na-tional parks in Jordan. a walled city. Its history eeos hack to 8,000 P.O. Qumran is the place wh-ere the IVad Sen Scrolls were discovered and Sehaste i the land of Samaritans, where Salome danced C'f the P.aptisfs head. Tlo'eo other propositi parks aiv located on the Past bank of the Jordan and are Jerash. the best exam. le of a well preserved preserv-ed Konian city in the Mid. die Past revion: Amman, the raritol of Jordan where many historical sites are still in existence such ab the Citadel and the Roman Ampit'm ater: and Petra, the Rose Red city and t:r capito! of the Naba'aeons in the fourth century B.C. The whole city was carved in the solid rock and is c.mstdi red by many historians his-torians as the eighth wonder won-der of the world. Mr. Mahmeud stated that this area is like that around ar-ound Petra in many respects re-spects and lie commented that th.nuu'h our Indian v ruins are very interesting, they are relatively new when compared with .Tor. dan's historical sites which date hack many thousand-) of years. Tordan is well known in the outside world as the floly Land. It is in the heart of the Aral) world; hut it exists in the mind and the imieination of the Western world as the cradle of civilization and the birthplace of Christianity. Christian-ity. Concerning the future of Jordan, Mr. Mahmoud said, ". . . Jordan, with its roots deep in t ho lands which .jave birth to mankind civilization, civ-ilization, is hopeful of a better world under the rule of justice and peace. We hold ourselves responsible for the custody of the religious re-ligious and cultural trer-s. ures of our land. Our overriding over-riding concern is the preservation pres-ervation and protection of this heritage. We do believe be-lieve that any danwjre or loss to these irreplaceable: and non-renewable resources re-sources will he to the ever-: ever-: last inij disgrace of the civilized civ-ilized world." |