![Petra's ancient Treasury established it as the capital city of the Nabataeans. Jordan's visitor numbers have fallen sharply in recent years.](https://abc17news.b-cdn.net/abc17news.com/2021/11/hypatia-h_705ead9859b5a06fc1fb00befabaaba9-h_fc6536d9415053fb70e90956145c7128-300-375x225.jpg)
As the Dead Sea shrinks, Jordan fights to win back tourists
Richard Quest and Leroy Ah Ben, CNN On the shoreline of the Dead Sea, Jordanian comedian and national treasure Nabil Sawalha strides chest-deep into the water, with all the confidence of a swan to a lake. “It loves you, the water here, it hugs you,” he says as he allows the sea to collect his
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