THE BEAUTY OF WEST ASIA
Almost all West Asian mainland consists of desert and a plateau with high temperatures and low rainfall. Just along the mountains in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula who received 400 mm of rain per year. The rest is only 200 mm per year or less. The hot tropical temperatures and extreme aridity has made the most of the West Asian mainland intangible desert. One of the areas with the most extreme temperatures is Riyadh. The capital of Saudi Arabia is located in the center of the peninsula. In the months of summer temperatures often exceed 45 ° C. The average temperature in the summer, June to August is 42 ° C, in a desert area the night the temperature dropped drastically due to drought. At this temperature, we feel less burned and not too sweaty because it helped by very low humidity (26%) in July and 50% in December and January.
In winter (December and January), temperatures dropped precipitously. The average maximum daily temperature of 21 ° C and a minimum of 8 ° C sometimes below freezing to a record low in January - 8 ° C. From June to December there is no rainfall. February to April is no rain, the average 20mm. May, when winter will end there was only 10mm of rain. Rain per year in Riyadh recorded only 76mm. In the Arabian peninsula in the area near the coast, including Countries: Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait have the character of weather similar to conditions in the central region of the peninsula, only with high humidity due to the sea breeze with temperatures around 40 ° C in the summer and about 20 ° C in winter.
One of the countries that are outside the Arabian Peninsula is Jordan. Almost 90% of Jordan is desert with rainfall below 200 mm. In the capital Amman, in the winter daytime average of 6 or 7 hours, and summer 13 hours. Amman enjoys four distinct seasons. Temperatures range from 28 ° C to about 35 ° C. The average temperature in July and August is 32 ° C and 18 ° C night.
Here, we are only talking about the beauty and the good things about the natural, cultural and historical heritage of the countries. We ignore anything related to politics and things that are not good. For updating the political and security situation find in other sources. If the state of the destination country were not safe then we should delay the desire, until the situation is completely safe. If we're going to visit a foreign place, then we have to think positive. We think about things that are fine. If we tried to locate the bad side then there will be no end. The fact, that in this world there is not one country was 100% perfect. Generally people, Subjective in judging others. Himself praised to the skies. Others rated as bad as possible. "Ants across the ocean Visible. Elephants on the eyelids invisible." (Proverb Indonesia).
B. Explore The Lost City Of MADAIN SALEH
The name of Madain Saleh in Saudi Arabia is not as famous as the name of Petra in Jordan. Me and my wife visited to Madain Saleh in 2000. When first looking at this site like hardly believe it. There are many rocky hills carved and shaped like castles. Sections of carved not only the outside. The hills were perforated like an artificial cave and shaped like the rooms in the house. Viewed from the dimensions of the room, formerly the possibility of partially serves as a fairly roomy and comfortable, partly as a tomb, partly as a meeting room, etc. Prior to obtain an explanation of a local guide, I guess it was the work of modern artists chisel stone, like in my hometown in Java. This was based on the technique of carving, carving motifs, neatness, cleanliness and integrity of the corners and recesses niche. My estimate is wrong. They are original sculpture stone already 2000 years old.
According to the Nabataeans inscriptions found in the Madain Saleh, this city emerged in the beginning of the first century BC, and faded out in the mid-second century AD. It occupies a strategic position on the ancient trade route that links the southern Arabia, Mesopotamia, Levant, and Egypt. The site has become the first archeological site in Saudi Arabia to be enlisted by the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO. It is located in the city of Al Ula, 431 km from Madinah Al Munawarah, 275 km from Tabuk, 543 km from Petra Jordan.
B. Explore The Lost City Of MADAIN SALEH
The name of Madain Saleh in Saudi Arabia is not as famous as the name of Petra in Jordan. Me and my wife visited to Madain Saleh in 2000. When first looking at this site like hardly believe it. There are many rocky hills carved and shaped like castles. Sections of carved not only the outside. The hills were perforated like an artificial cave and shaped like the rooms in the house. Viewed from the dimensions of the room, formerly the possibility of partially serves as a fairly roomy and comfortable, partly as a tomb, partly as a meeting room, etc. Prior to obtain an explanation of a local guide, I guess it was the work of modern artists chisel stone, like in my hometown in Java. This was based on the technique of carving, carving motifs, neatness, cleanliness and integrity of the corners and recesses niche. My estimate is wrong. They are original sculpture stone already 2000 years old.
According to the Nabataeans inscriptions found in the Madain Saleh, this city emerged in the beginning of the first century BC, and faded out in the mid-second century AD. It occupies a strategic position on the ancient trade route that links the southern Arabia, Mesopotamia, Levant, and Egypt. The site has become the first archeological site in Saudi Arabia to be enlisted by the World Heritage Committee of the UNESCO. It is located in the city of Al Ula, 431 km from Madinah Al Munawarah, 275 km from Tabuk, 543 km from Petra Jordan.
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