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  1. TRAVELLING IN THE
  2. MIDDLE EAST
  3.  
  4. The middle-east for
  5. travel purposes
  6. consists of the
  7. following countries:
  8. ISRAEL
  9. JORDAN
  10. SYRIA
  11. SAUDI ARABIA
  12. IRAQ
  13. IRAN
  14. LEBANON
  15. OMAN
  16. SOUTH YEMEN
  17. YEMEN
  18. QATAR
  19. U.A.F
  20. KUWAIT
  21.  
  22. Of these,Syria
  23. Lebanon,Iraq,
  24. Kuwait and 
  25. Iran are
  26. trouble spots
  27. that preclude
  28. anything but
  29. diplomatic travel 
  30. in real terms.
  31. Whilst Saudi,
  32. the Yemens,UAF
  33. Qatar are mostly
  34. transit points for
  35. air travellers en
  36. route to the Far
  37. East and Australia.
  38. There is also quite 
  39. a bit of business
  40. traffic to the Arab
  41. world.
  42.  
  43. From a tourist point
  44. of view, Jordan has 
  45. a limited appeal but
  46. much potential whilst
  47. Israel, despite
  48. political problems
  49. has a well-developed
  50. tourist industry.
  51.  
  52. JORDAN
  53. Facts:
  54. Capital -Amman
  55. Pop:3,400,000
  56. Time:GMT+2
  57. Electricity:220v
  58. Language:Arabic
  59. English and French is
  60. also spoken.
  61.  
  62. A full British passport
  63. is required as well as
  64. a visa.
  65.  
  66. Currency:Dinar=1000 Fils
  67.  
  68. National airline:
  69. Royal Jordanian Airlines
  70. Approx flying time ex
  71. London: 5hrs 30m
  72.  
  73.  
  74. Places of interest include
  75. The Dead Sea
  76.  
  77.  
  78.  
  79. ISRAEL
  80.  
  81. Facts:
  82. Capital:Jerusalem
  83.  
  84. Pop:4,300,000
  85.  
  86. Languages:Hebrew &
  87. Arabic are the
  88. official languages &
  89. English is widely
  90. spoken.
  91.  
  92. Time:GMT+2
  93.  
  94. Electricity:220vAC
  95.  
  96. Passport:Full
  97. British, but NO visa
  98. required.
  99.  
  100. Currency:Shekel=
  101. 100 Agorot
  102.  
  103. Health:Typhoid/Polio
  104. precautions are advisable.
  105.  
  106. National Airline:
  107. El Al
  108.  
  109. Daily flights to Heathrow
  110. Also many charter flights.
  111.  
  112. International airport is
  113. Tel Aviv
  114.  
  115. Principal passenger ports:
  116. Haifa and Ashdod
  117.  
  118. Places of interest:
  119. Bethlehem
  120. Nazareth
  121. The Negev desert
  122. Jerusalem
  123. Tel Aviv
  124. Galilee
  125. Haifa
  126. Museum of Jerusalem
  127. housing the Dead Sea
  128. Scrolls
  129.  
  130. British tour ops:
  131. Thomsons
  132. Kuoni
  133. Bales
  134.  
  135. More information:
  136. Israel Tourist Office,
  137. 18,Great Marlborough St,
  138. London W1V 1AF
  139. 071-434-3651
  140.  
  141.