![]() ![]() The modern kingdom of Jordan is not the first state to try settling this area. Some experts are sceptical of the plan the Black Desert's only source of water, the Azraq Oasis, previously dried up due to over-pumping and had to be artificially revived. The New City Project aims to create a second capital on the edge of the Black Desert by 2050, using cheap land to lure Amman's population out of the densely congested city centre. However, this may change if the Jordanian government has its way. And out past a certain point, the desert swallows up any sign of mankind barely anyone lives here but nomadic Bedouins, who roam among neolithic " hunting kites" (animal fences set up by prehistoric hunters thousands of years earlier) and ancient Safaitic inscriptions, written in an Arabic dialect that predates the rise of Islam.Īlthough less famous than other Jordanian attractions like Petra and the Pillars of Wisdom, the Black Desert offers visitors millions of years of natural and human history, including a magnificent wetland in the desert fed by a fragile oasis. Roman ruins, half-finished concrete structures, modern military bases and refugee camps dot the highway. The harsh, landscape tells the story of past and present civilisations who have tried to tame it. This is Jordan's Black Desert, also known as Harrat al-Sham, a frontier in more ways than one. A few minutes down the road was the Azraq Wetland Reserve and the Shaumari Wildlife Reserve, where we mingled with gazelles and watched military cargo planes fly over the horizon. Suddenly, a military drone zoomed overhead, perhaps on its way to surveil a battlefield somewhere in nearby Iraq or Syria. The rolling hills of the Levant had turned into a flat, black volcanic desert. IPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad iPad, iPad Mini 2, iPad Mini 3, iPad Mini 4, 9.We were 30km out of Qasr Mushash, an ancient Roman frontier post on the eastern outskirts of Amman and the site of Jordan's proposed new capital. ![]() IPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Plus: 1284x2778ĭownload this Wallpaper as Android phone desktop or lock screen(for common Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, Redmi, Oppo, Realme, Oneplus, Vivo, Tecno Android phones):ĭownload this Wallpaper as iPad desktop or lock screen: iPad, iPad 2, iPad Mini: 768x1024, 1024x768 ![]() IPhone Xs Max, iPhone 11 Pro Max: 1242x2688 IPhone X, iPhone Xs, iPhone 11 Pro: 1125x2436 IPhone 6 plus, iPhone 6s plus, iPhone 7 plus, iPhone 8 plus: 1242x2208 IPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, iPhone 8: 750x1334 IPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone SE: 640x1136 MacBook Pro 13.3" Retina display, MacBook Air 13-inch Retina display, MacBook Air 13.3"(2020, M1): 2560x1600 Download this wallpaper as dual monitor desktop:ĭownload this wallpaper as triple monitor desktop:ĭownload this wallpaper as quad monitor desktop:ĭownload this Wallpaper as iPhone desktop or lock screen: iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS: 320x480 This image is for personal desktop wallpaper use only, if you are the author and find this image is shared without your permission, DMCA report please Contact Us WallpaperFlare is an open platform for users to share their favorite wallpapers, By downloading this wallpaper, you agree to our Terms Of Use and Privacy Policy. ![]()
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