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Construction
work began on the development of tourist streets, trails,
observation areas, and a visitor's center in the city of Karak
in southern Jordan. These elements are intended to allow
visitors to better experience the city's famous twelfth-century
Crusader-period castle. The Consolidated
Consultants for Engineering and Environment and Pacific
Consultants International (PCI) of Tokyo, Japan
carried out the designs for the project that is part of a
strategic plan for developing tourism in Amman, Salt, Karak,
Madaba, and the Dead Sea. The project is expected to cost about
1.7 million JD (around 2.4 million $US) and is being funded by
the Japanese
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through
the Jordanian Ministry of Tourism and
Antiquities, and by the Japan
Bank for International Cooperation. |
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