Dimensions
128 x 197 x 27mm
Looking for the real story behind the headlines? Look here. Look to the region where ancient civilisations rose and fell, where deserts, seas and ancient ruins compete for spectacle, and from where all travellers return raving about the extraordinary kindness of strangers. Lonely Planet tells it like it is in this most rewarding of travel destinations.
Includes:
- extensive background information on Petra, the Pyramids and Palmyra
- new favourites uncovered: Tel Aviv's clubs and wi-fi centres to Beirut's nightlife and more...
- travel safely guide, to where other guidebooks fear to tread: eastern Turkey, Iran, the Palestinian Territories and Libya
- 114 maps: the best of any guide to the Middle East
- exhaustive political information: tips on border crossings, internet access, avoiding an Israeli passport stamp, and much more.
