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The Jordan Valley Marriott Resort & Spa at Sweimeh, Jordan is undergoing expansion. The area along the Dead Sea coast is home to resorts from Kempinski, Holiday Inn, Movenpick and Marriott.

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Dispatches from Jordan

The Jordan Valley Marriott Resort & Spa at Sweimeh, Jordan is undergoing expansion. The area along the Dead Sea coast is home to resorts from Kempinski, Holiday Inn, Movenpick and Marriott.

The Jordan Valley Marriott Resort & Spa at Sweimeh, Jordan is undergoing expansion. The area along the Dead Sea coast is home to resorts from Kempinski, Holiday Inn, Movenpick and Marriott.

The site of Jesus Christ's baptism by John the Baptist at Bethany Beyond the Jordan.

A classroom at the Madaba Institute for Mosaic Art and Restoration in Jordan, partially funded by the U.S. though development agency USAID.

Young trainees in the traditional art of mosaic making at the Philadelphia mosaic gallery in Madaba, Jordan.

A detail of the Madaba Mosaic Map, an historical 6th century church mosaic floor preserved in Madaba.

USAID Jordan's Siyaha tourism development project has helped install directional signage at Amman, Jordan's historical hilltop Citadel, site of Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic ruins.

Amman's ancient city-center Citadel offers 360-degree views of the city's seven hills.

The 8th century, Islamic-era Ummayad Palace on Amman's Citadel features a reconstructed wooden dome.

USAID's Siyaha project also helped construct and open a new visitor's center, with ticket window, a shop and a cafe, at Amman's Citadel.

Roman-era colonnades still stand in abundance in Jerash, in northern Jordan.

Jerash, one city in the ancient Romans' Decapolis, or network of 10 cities in the Arabian area, is Jordan's second most visited attraction.

An ancient temple complex at Jerash frames a view of the modern Jordanian town.

Jerash's Roman-era market forum is unique in its oval-shaped formation.