JORDAN: ANTIQUITIES DEPT. OFFICIALS TO SET UP PATROLS TO PROTECT UM QAIS ARTIFACTS.

From: IPR Strategic Business Information Database | Date: January 26, 2006 | Copyright information

According to "Jordan Times", antiquities department officials are intensifying efforts to protect artifacts in the northern town of Um Qais, or Gadara, one of the cities of the Decapolis. Irbid antiquities inspector Wajih Karasneh said the area, like other antiquities-rich locations in the Kingdom, has been the target of thieves and looters. These incidents prompted the Antiquities Department in the governorate to coordinate with police and other official agencies to formulate a pl...

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