🇯🇴 Jordan · Bahale
Thapameng ea ka ea ho qetela Petra (Petra), moshanyana oa Bedouin (Bedouin) o ile a mpha kopi ea tee—a re ntate-moholo oa hae o kile a bona Lawrence (Lawrence)
Ho tloha khanyeng ea Al-Khazneh (Al-Khazneh) ho khutlela morao leetong lohle
Thapameng ea ka ea ho qetela Petra (Petra), moshanyana oa Bedouin (Bedouin) o ile a mpha kopi ea tee—a re ntate-moholo oa hae o kile a bona Lawrence (Lawrence)
Mithara ea ho qetela ea 'The Siq' (The Siq). Tsela e moqotetsane ea majoe e ile ea phatloha ka tšohanyetso kamora 1.2 km—Al-Khazneh (Al-Khazneh). Eseng litšoantšong, eseng sekoahelong sa National Geographic, eseng filiming ea Indiana Jones—e ne e le teng, e arotsoe ka halofo ke leseli la hoseng le kenang ka har'a lekhalo la lefika, halofo e le 'bokone ba rosa' (rose gold), halofo e le moriting. Motho e mong ka mor'a ka o ile a bua ka Senyesemane (Arabic) a re 'Alhamdulillah'. Ke ile ka ema moo, ke tsilatsila pakeng tsa ho hema le ho emisa ho hema ka metsotsoana e seng mekae.

Eaba ke hetla morao ho sheba 'The Siq' (The Siq)—tsela eo ke sa tsoa tsamaea ka eona, e borelelitsoeng ke maoto a lipere le likamele ka lilemo tse likete tse peli—'me ka qala ho nahana hore na sena sohle se qalile joang.
Libeke tse tharo tse fetileng, ke ne ke lutse setulong Beijing (Beijing) ke shebella papali ea Mohope oa Lefatše oa ho Tšoaneleha (World Cup qualifier). Sehlopha sa Jordan (Jordan) se ne se bapala le mohanyetsi eo ke sa hopolang lebitso la hae. Sekrineng ho ile ha phatloha banner—'The Chivalrous' (The Chivalrous)—le folaga eo ke sa e tsebeng. Ke ne ke sa tsebe hore na Jordan (Jordan) e hokae, ke sa tsebe hore na batho ba moo ba bua puo efe, ke sa tsebe hore na ke hobane'ng ha sehlopha sena se ipitsa 'The Chivalrous'. Batho ba shebelletseng ba ne ba bina pina ea naha e sa tsamaellaneng, khamera ea feta sefahleho sa molateli oa Jordan (Jordan)—sefahleho sa hae se ne se tšoeroe ka folaga e khubelu, e tšoeu le e ntšo, mahlong a hae ho ne ho e-na le ntho eo ke neng ke nahana hore e hlaha feela ka mor'a ho hapa papali. Ha ke hopole sephetho sa papali. Empa ke hopola hore ke ile ka bula sebatli sa ka, ka ngola 'jordan travel'.
Amman (Amman) ke toropo e hahiloeng holim'a maralla a supileng. Tekesi e ile ea nyoloha ho tloha boema-fofaneng, mokhanni a lokisa seea-le-moea seteisheneng sa Lebanon (Lebanon) se bapalang lipina tsa khale tsa Fairuz (Fairuz), eaba o mpolella ka sesebelisoa sa phetolelo: 'Litsela tsa Amman (Amman) le mamello ea batho ba Jordan (Jordan) ke ntho e le 'ngoe—li a pota-pota, empa li fihla kamehla.' O ile a ntheola monyako oa reschorente e bitsoang Hashem (Hashem)—e 'ngoe e butsoeng lilemo tse mashome a tšeletseng e sa koaloe, e nang le lintho tse tharo feela lenaneng: hummus (hummus), falafel (falafel), le pita (pita). Morekisi a lahlela pila (pila) e ngata holim'a lesela la polasetiki, a bua ka Senyesemane (Arabic) ka lebelo le leholo. Ha ke a utloisisa, empa moreki ea haufi o ile a fetolela ka pososelo: 'O re—ja pele, u bue hamorao.'

Hoseng ha letsatsi le hlahlamang ka hora ea botšelela, ke ne ke eme monyako oa Petra (Petra). Haeba u lula Jordan (Jordan) letsatsi le le leng feela, u lokela ho fa nako eohle Petra (Petra). 'The Siq' (The Siq) e na le maemo a fapaneng a leholimo ka limithara tse ling le tse ling tse lekholo—monyako o na le lerata la bahahlauli, empa ha u tsamaea ka hare, u utloa feela moea le mehato ea hao. Lerakong la majoe ho na le masala a litempele tsa khale le likanale tsa metsi, majoe a betliloeng ke moea le metsi a etsa sebōpeho sa mesifa. Hoo e ka bang limithara tse 800, moshanyana oa Bedouin (Bedouin) ea palameng mokholutsoane o ile a feta pela ka, a re: 'Ho se ho le haufi.'
Kamora sehlohlolo qetellong ea 'The Siq' (The Siq), ke ile ka lula setepising se shebaneng le Al-Khazneh (Al-Khazneh). Bahahlauli ba ne ba potlakile ho nka linepe, ho kenya Instagram, ho hlahloba maqephe a buka ea tataiso. Motho a le mong feela ea neng a sa sisinyehe—moshanyana oa Bedouin (Bedouin) ea lilemo li leshome le metso e meraro kapa tse 'nè, a tlamme tuku e 'mala o mofubelu le o mosoeu hloohong, a its'etlehile ka pilara. O ile a ncheba, eaba a tšela tee e chesang ho tsoa thermos (thermos) a e fa. 'Tee ea mint,' a re, 'u tsamaile nako e telele, metsi a felile.' Tee e ne e tsoekere, e tšetsoe tsoekere e ngata. Ka mo botsa hore na o phetse nako e kae Petra (Petra). A re: 'Ke lula mona kamehla. Ntate-moholo oa ka le eena o lula mona. O re o kile a bona Lawrence (Lawrence).' A beha kopi ea tee fatše, a supa tlase—litepisi tse 800 tse eang 'The Monastery' (The Monastery)—'Haeba u batla ho ea moo, tsamaea hona joale. Thapama ho chesa haholo.'
Lefifi la leholimo la Wadi Rum (Wadi Rum) ha le hloke mokhabo-puo. Mokhanni oa Bedouin (Bedouin) o ile a taka tsela ea jeep (jeep) ea hoseng ka leoto lehoatateng, eaba o mphetela pale: lelapa la hae le phetse mona meloko e supileng, moloko o mong le o mong o rehile lehoatata mabitso a macha. 'Lehoatata ha le fetohe,' a re, 'empa batho ba le shebileng ba a fetoha. Ka hona mabitso le 'ona a lokela ho fetoha.' A khantša lebone la parafine (parafine) le leketlileng ka ntle ho tente—mohloli o le mong feela oa leseli o entsoeng ke motho ka har'a lik'hilomithara tse mashome a mahlano—'me a supa tsela ea Milky Way (Milky Way): 'U bona sehlopha seo sa linaleli, re se bitsa 'likhopo tsa kamele'. Ke ile ka sheba nako e telele, 'me ka nahana hore lebitso lena le nepahetse ho feta 'Milky Way'.

Dead Sea (Dead Sea) ha e na maqhubu. U kena ka hare, metsi a u sutumelletsa hore u phaphamale, empa ha u leka ho ema, u ikutloa u le boima ho feta tloaelo—matla a khoheli a lefats'e a tsepamisitsoe maqaqailaneng. Ke ile ka phaphamala ka metsotso e leshome le metso e mehlano, ke shebile Israel (Israel) ka mose, ke shebile tsela ea lehoatata ea Jordan (Jordan) ka morao, ke leka ho kopanya likarolo tsohle tsa leeto lena. Jordan (Jordan) ke naha e se nang oli empa e butsoeng mamello ho baphaphathehi ba fetang limilione tse tharo. Setšoantšo sa eona ke Petra (Petra), empa masapo a eona ke mamello. Mamello eo e betlang majoe hore e be litempele, e fetolang lehoatata hore e be lehae, e nkang moeti e le tlotla.
Letsatsing la ho tsamaea, ke ile ka khutlela k'hefi eo Amman (Amman). Mong'a eona o ile a nkutloa, a ntšela kofi ea Arabia (Arabia)—e se nang tsoekere, e nang le matlaka a kofi botlaaseng. A kolobisa monoana oa hae ka kofi e tšolohileng molomong oa kopi, a taka selikalikoe se senyane tafoleng, a re: 'Ena ke Petra (Petra). U tla khutla.' Ka mo botsa hore na ke hobane'ng. A supa lenane la lipapali la sehlopha sa Jordan (Jordan) le manehiloeng leboteng. 'Hobane ha sehlopha sa Jordan (Jordan) se bapala nakong e tlang, u tla shebella.'
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