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The oldest constructions at this website date from the primary century AD, when it was a part of the Nabataean Kingdom.
The Jordanian village of Umm al-Jimal has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage Listing, in a transfer the nation’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities referred to as a “main achievement.”
The United Nations Academic, Scientific and Cultural Group (UNESCO), which is internet hosting a gathering of its World Heritage Committee in New Delhi, India, stated on Friday that the earliest constructions excavated at Umm al-Jimal date again to the primary century AD, “when the world was a part of the Nabataean kingdom”.
It added that the inscriptions in Greek, Nabataean, Safaitic, Latin and Arabic found on the website… make clear the adjustments within the non secular beliefs of the inhabitants”.
The village is positioned close to the Jordanian-Syrian border, 86 km (53 mi) north of the Jordanian capital Amman, and is named ‘the black oasis’ because of the presence of black volcanic rock within the space.
Jordan’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Makram al-Qaisi stated at a press convention on Sunday that the inclusion of Umm al-Jimal on the World Heritage Listing is a “nice achievement that we may be pleased with”.
He stated the ministry hopes to ask native and worldwide buyers to the positioning and “current Umm al-Jimal as a sexy vacationer vacation spot”.
The archaeological website of Umm al-Jimal (Handout/Jordan Tourism Board/AFP)
The title Umm al-Jimal comes from the usage of camels as a part of commerce caravans within the village. The village was first settled by the Nabataeans within the first century AD and later by the Romans. It turned an necessary agricultural and buying and selling middle.
Umm al-Jimal is the seventh historic website in Jordan to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage Listing, together with Petra, Quseir Amra, Umm al-Rasas, Wadi Rum, al-Maghtas and Salt.
Tourism contributes between 12 and 14 p.c to the dominion’s gross home product (GDP) and its 10 million residents rely closely on the sector.
Qaisi stated Jordan will welcome greater than six million vacationers in 2023, producing $7 billion. Most vacationers will come from Europe, the USA and Canada, adopted by nations within the Asia-Pacific area.
However the nation’s tourism has suffered from Israel’s devastating battle in neighboring Gaza.
In accordance with Qaisi, the dominion’s tourism income has fallen by 4.9 p.c to date in 2024, whereas the variety of guests has fallen by 7.9 p.c.
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