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Many thanks to the travellers who used the last edition and wrote to us with helpful hints, useful advice and interesting anecdotes:
Alan Tyers, Brooke Hart, Grace Park, Gudrun Broegger, Kendra Litke, Khaled Jarrah, Maria Gruber-Hatheier, Martijn Huijnen, Michael Henrickson, Natalie Holroyd, Owen Morton, Peter Hourigan, Phil Brownhill, Ralf Plechinger, Ray VarnBuhler, Remko Donga, Susan Lindsey, Tom Benhamou
Returning to Jordan is always a pleasure, thanks to the strength of welcome unfailingly received. Over many years of writing and updating the Lonely Planet Jordan guide, I have inevitably become indebted to friends in Jordan who have helped shape the information in the general sections of this edition. Alas, there isn’t space to do justice to individuals here, but I acknowledge their collective help with gratitude. My biggest thanks, however, are reserved, as ever, to my beloved Sam (Owen), husband, co-researcher and fellow traveller.
Thanks to Hakim al-Tamimi and Mahmoud Freihat at the Jordan Tourism Board. In Amman, thanks to Muna Haddad, Nabil Tarzi, Daniel Robards, Jon Killpack and Ayman Abd Alkareem. Thanks of course also to Susan Andrew and Soda. Thanks to Odeh Sawalhah and Ammar al-Damseh in Madaba, and to Atallah Dakhilallah in Wadi Rum. Hugs to the brilliant ‘Team Feynan’ – Kirsten Alana, Jill Robinson, Theresa Jackson, Daniella Van Haltren, Rajesh Oja, Bradley Moss and Tim Neville. Finally, thanks and love above all to Robyn, for everything as always.
Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 163344.
Illustration here by Michael Weldon
Cover photograph: Treasury, Petra; Neil Farrin/Getty©
This 10th edition of Lonely Planet’s Jordan guidebook was curated by Jenny Walker, who also researched and wrote it, along with Paul Clammer. The previous edition was also written by Paul Clammer and Jenny Walker. This guidebook was produced by the following:
Destination Editor Lauren Keith
Product Editors Jenna Myers, Saralinda Turner
Senior Cartographer Julie Sheridan
Book Designer Jessica Rose
Assisting Editors Janet Austin, Sarah Bailey, Katie Connolly, Emma Gibbs, Victoria Harrison, Anne Mulvaney, Kristin Odijk, Fionn Twomey
Cover Researcher Naomi Parker
Thanks to Sunny Fitzgerald, Shona Gray, Anne Mason, Alison Ridgway
Ebook thanks to Julie J. Dodkins, Craig Kilburn, Wayne Murphy, John Taufa and Juan Winata.