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Photos: War on Iran leaves Jordan’s Petra nearly empty of tourists

Al Jazeera · · 522 words · By AFP
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Since the United States and Israel’s war on Iran began in late February, the famed Rose City has been largely deserted”
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The provided evidence contains general definitions of war and a headline about US-Iran hostilities, but does not confirm a specific 'war on Iran' beginning in late February that caused Petra to be deserted. The evidence for 'war' is too generic to corroborate the specific timeline and causal link.
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web search NEUTRAL — War is an armed conflict [a] between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain m…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · War, in the popular sense, a conflict between political groups involving hostilities of considerable duration and magnitude. Sociologists usually apply the term to such conflicts only if t…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/war
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web search NEUTRAL — 12 hours ago · Iran War Updates: The United States and Iran have intensified hostilities in the Gulf, carrying out fresh missile and drone strikes as they compete f
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/us-isr…
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“The war in Gaza had led to an 80 to 90 percent drop in tourism”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the war in Gaza has severely impacted Jordan's tourism, with one source specifically mentioning a '90-95% drop in future bookings' and another stating the sector is facing 'severe losses' and a 'devastating blow'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jordan’s tourism sector, crucial to its economy, facing severe losses as Middle East tensions deter Western travelers; Petra’s hotel occupancy drops as low as 10%, with operators reporting 90-95% drop…
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjaajg611jl
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web search NEUTRAL — Jordan has seen a decrease in the number of tourists visiting its famed ancient city of Petra and other sites since the Gaza war began in October 2023, according to officials.
https://thearabweekly.com/war-gaza-deals-devastating-blow-jo…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Tourism published the annual tourism report for 2024, which includes important figures and insights. According to the report, Jordan welcomed around 6.108 million visitors in 2024, sur…
https://jordantimes.com/opinion/raad-mahmoud-al-tal/tourism-…
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“Tourism accounts for 14 percent of Jordan’s gross domestic product, according to official figures”
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The evidence provided for GDP discusses the total value of Jordan's GDP ($53.35 billion) and foreign debt, but does not mention the specific percentage (14%) that tourism contributes to the GDP.
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web search NEUTRAL — Main article: Economy of Jordan. Change in per capita GDP of Jordan, 1950–2018. Figures are inflation-adjusted to 2011 International Geary-Khamis dollars.Jordan's foreign debt in 2011 was $19 billion,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan
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web search NEUTRAL — The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Jordan was worth 53.35 billion US dollars in 2024, according to official data from the World Bank. The GDP value of Jordan represents 0.05 percent of the world econ…
https://tradingeconomics.com/jordan/gdp
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web search NEUTRAL — The gross domestic product (GDP) measures of national income and output for a given country's economy.How has Jordan GDP changed over time? In 2024 Jordan GDP was 53.35 B USD, and the year before it r…
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/ECONOMICS-JOGDP/
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“60,000 people directly employed in the sector and another 300,000 dependent on it”
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The search results for this claim returned general information about the country of Jordan and irrelevant results about Nike/Jordan shoes. No data regarding employment numbers in the tourism sector was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop the latest selection of Jordan Shoes at Foot Locker. Find the hottest sneaker drops from brands like Jordan, Nike, Under Armour, New Balance, and a bunch more. Free shipping for FLX members.
https://www.footlocker.com/category/shoes/jordan.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Jordan, [a] officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, [b] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the sou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan
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web search NEUTRAL — See what's happening with the Jordan Brand. Check out the latest innovations, top styles and featured stories.
https://www.nike.com/JORDAN
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“Last year, more than seven million visitors generated $7.8bn in revenue”
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The search results for this claim returned dictionary definitions for the word 'previous' rather than economic data about Jordan's tourism revenue or visitor numbers.
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web search NEUTRAL — previous and prior imply existing or occurring earlier, but prior often adds an implication of greater importance.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/previous
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web search NEUTRAL — If someone has previous, they have been found guilty of one or more crimes in the past. Previous is short for "previous convictions ": He's got previous for stealing from his employer.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/previous
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web search NEUTRAL — Definition of previous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/eng…
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“Jordan is home to other major attractions, including the lunar landscapes of Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea and the famed archaeological site of Jerash”
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Wikipedia and multiple travel guides explicitly list Wadi Rum, the Dead Sea, and Jerash as major tourist attractions in Jordan.
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web search NEUTRAL — Major tourist attractions in Jordan include UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as Petra and Umm ar-Rasas, ancient cities such as Amman, Aqaba, Madaba and Jerash, the Jordan River, the Dead Sea, Mount Ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Jordan
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the best attractions in Jordan including visits to Wadi Rum, the Temple of Hercules and more.Petra, Jordan: Horse drawning a carriage for tourists transportation to the Treasury through Siq c…
https://theculturetrip.com/middle-east/jordan/articles/20-mu…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 Day Private Jordan Explorer Jerash, Petra, Wadi Rum & Dead Sea. 4.9.Top Attractions in Jerash. Map. See all.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g293988-Activities-J…
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“with 112,000 foreign visitors in the first two months”
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The search results returned general information about the country and irrelevant results about shoes. No specific visitor numbers for the first two months were provided in the evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jordan, [a] officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, [b] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the sou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan
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web search NEUTRAL — See what's happening with the Jordan Brand. Check out the latest innovations, top styles and featured stories.
https://www.nike.com/JORDAN
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop the latest selection of Jordan Shoes at Foot Locker. Find the hottest sneaker drops from brands like Jordan, Nike, Under Armour, New Balance, and a bunch more. Free shipping for FLX members.
https://www.footlocker.com/category/shoes/jordan.html
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“visitor numbers to Petra in March and April dropping to between 28,000 and 30,000”
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One source describes Petra as 'deserted since Mideast war' with very few visitors, while another source from the Jordan Times reports that visitor figures for Petra hit an '8-year high in March' with a 50% increase compared to the previous year. These reports directly contradict each other.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Iron Age lasted between 1200 and 600 BC; in that time, the Petra area was occupied by the Edomites. The configuration of mountains in Petra allowed for a reservoir of water for the Edomites. This …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra
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web search NEUTRAL — Some 5,000 foreign visitors used to flock to the site every day, the 47-year-old said. Today, they can be counted on one hand. A guide usually "does at least two tours a day during a good season.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/05/jordans-ancient…
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web search NEUTRAL — AMMAN — The total number of visitors to Petra and Jerash, Jordan's key tourist destinations, increased during March by around 50 per cent, compared to the same month of last year, according to officia…
https://jordantimes.com/news/local/petra-visitor-figures-hit…
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“debris from drones and missiles has fallen on the kingdom”
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No evidence was provided or found for this claim.
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“which does not host any foreign military bases but does have limited contingents from several countries under collective defence and cooperation agreements”
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No evidence was provided or found for this claim.
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“Jordan’s army said 281 Iranian missiles and drones had been fired at the country from the war’s onset until the beginning of the April ceasefire”
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“causing a crisis for 1,400 licensed guides”
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