Images Dated 4th August 2008 (#22)

Main theatre, 1st century AD, carved into the solid rock, hellenistic style, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

Nabatean Palace Tomb and Corinthian Tomb, 1st century AD, on the east cliff of Wadi Musa, Petra, Jordan

Monastery (ad-Deir), 3rd century BC, Petra, Jordan, Middle East " The largest Nabatean facade in Petra, 48m high, 47m wide"

Aqaba Fort, Aqaba, Jordan, Middle East " Built by Mamluke Sultan Qansawh el-Ghawri, 1501-16"

View over Red Sea port, Aqaba, Jordan, Middle East

Red sand dune and desert landscape, Wadi Rum, Jordan

Thamudic inscriptions carved 2000 years ago by Arabian tribe of camel caravan on Jebal Umm Ishrin, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Jabal Rum, desert landscape in Southern Jordan, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Umm Qais by the Sea of Galilee, Jordan, Middle East Umm Qais is the biblical city of Gadara of the story of the Gadarene swine

Temple of Artemis and North Theatre, 1st and 2nd centuries AD, of the Roman Decapolis city, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East

Nymphaeum (public fountain), 2nd century AD, of the Roman Decapolis city, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East

Cardo (main street) of the Roman Decapolis city, 1st century AD, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East

Qasr al-Abd (Fortress of the Servant), 3rd century BD Hellenistic palace west of Aman in Wadi as-Sir, Iraq al-Amir, Jordan, Middle East

Apostles church, 6th century AD mosaic, Madaba, Jordan, Middle East

Apostles church, 6th century AD mosaic, Madaba, Jordan, Middle East

The Treasury, Nabatean archaeological site, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

The Monastery, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

The Treasury, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

Colonnaded street, Roman ruins, Jerash, Jordan, Middle East

The Treasury, rock cut building dating from Nabatean times, Petra, Jordan

Al Deir (Ad-Deir), the Monastery, in the Rose Red City of the Nabateans, Petra, Jordan

Columns of a Roman temple, probably of Hercules, dating from 161-166 AD, on the Citadel at Amman, Jordan, Middle East

Eastern shore of the Dead Sea, with salt concentration of over 20% sodium chloride (also rich in magnesium, calcium and potassium chlorides, Jordan

View north from Jebel al Samerat (Sunset Site), spring growth in foreground, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Looking west to Jebel Qattar, southern Wadi Rum, Jordan

Rock drawings of Thamudic origin, relating to ancient tribe of Thamud, 3rd century BC to 2nd century AD, in canyon of Jebel Khazali, south of Rum village, Wadi Rum, Jordan

Columns of the 7th / 8th century Byzantine basilica at ancient Abila
Columns of the 7th/8th century Byzantine basilica at ancient Abila, a city of the Roman Decapolis, north of Irbid, Jordan

Spring flowers in foreground and columns of the 7th / 8th
Spring flowers in foreground and columns of the 7th/8th century basilica at ancient Abila, a city of the Roman Decapolis, north of Irbid, Jordan

West colonnaded street, Roman site, Jerash (Jarash), Jordan, Middle East

Roman ruins of Umm Qais, the biblical Decapolis city of Gadara, Jordan, Middle East

Zenkov cathedral, built of wood without nails, Almaty (Alma Ata), Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Zenkov Cathedral, 1904, made of wood with no nails, Alamty, Kazakhstan, Central Asia

The Zenkov Cathedral built with wood, but no nails, in 1904, at Almaty, Kazakhstan, Central Asia

Ships graveyard near Araisk, dry seabed since water losses, Aral Sea, Kazakhstan, Asia

Ships graveyard near Aralsk, on seabed due to water losses, Aral Sea, Kazakhstan, Central Asia

The Zenkov Cathedral built with wood, but no nails, in 1904, at Almaty, Kazakhstan, Central Asia

Steam issuing from sulphurous fumarole at Gran Craters, Vulcano Island, with islands of Lipari and Salina beyond, Aeolian Islands (Eolian Islands) (Lipari Islands), UNESCO World Heritage Site

Container terminal and cargo ship, Salerno, Campania, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

View from Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore of hills and bell towers, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

View from the Campanile of the Duomo (cathedral) of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Looking from the Leaning Tower to Cathedral and Baptistery, Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Eruption and lava flow from the Monti Calcarazzi fissure on the southern flank of Mt Etna in 2001, the flow threatened the town of Nicolosi below, Mt Etna, Sicily, Italy

Eruption and lava flow from the Monti Calcarazzi fissure on the southern flank of Mt Etna in 2001, This flow threatened the town of Nicolosi, Sicily, Italy

View of Taormina with Mount Etna in the background, Giardini Naxos, Sicily, Italy, Europe
View across bay south of Taormina to the east coast resort of Giardina-Naxos, and Mount Etna erupting in distance, island of Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Lava flow from the Monti Calcarazzi fissure that threatened Nicolosi on the south flank of Mt. Etna, Sicily, Italy, Europe The Piano del Lago cone (above) destroyed the Sapienza cable car

Eruptions at the Monti Calcarazzi fissure and the Piano del Lago cone, above, on Mount Etna that threatened tourist facilities and villages in 2001, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Castel Nuova, Naples, Campania, Italy

Island of Burano, Laguna Veneta, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

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