Destinations in Middle East

Middle East Travel Guides

Countries and Regions

Below are the countries, provinces, territories and states in Middle East

Cities

Airports

Cruise destinations

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Aqaba

Ashdod

Other cruise cities

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Dubai

M
Muscat

Country guides

Oman Oman is the sort of place that makes you wonder why it is still relatively under-the-radar. One minute you are in a whitewashed coastal city with fran... Read more	Saudi Arabia No country in the world is as misunderstood as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and perhaps no other country is worthy of a visit. Read more	Lebanon Fringed by golden beaches, peppered with World Heritage Sites and home to the Middle East’s premier party city, Lebanon has all the hallmarks of a c... Read more	Israel Israel has always been an alluring destination. From biblical times to present day, this slice of holy land in the Middle East has long attracted visi... Read more
Qatar The eyes of the world are on Qatar right now. Following the discovery of oil in the 1940s, this small Gulf state has been catapulted from a small fish... Read more	United Arab Emirates Comprised of little more than sand dunes, crumbling forts and fishing villages a century ago, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has grown into a show-sto... Read more	Iran Iran ought to be one of the world’s most treasured travel destinations, blessed as it is with extraordinary historical sites, exquisite landscapes a... Read more	Jordan Jordan is a country that quietly exceeds expectations. Set at the crossroads of the Middle East, it blends ancient history with striking desert landsc... Read more

City guides

Dubai With rows of skyscrapers lining the Sheikh Zayed road, multiple mega malls and many multi-million pound offshore developments, Dubai may look like a t... Read more	Amman Amman, the capital of Jordan, is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world; and despite being essentially a product of the 20th cent... Read more	Jerusalem Few cities inspire as much passion as Jerusalem (Yerushalayim in Hebrew, Al-Quds in Arabic), rooted deep in the past and revered by three major religi... Read more	Eilat Sandwiched between the Red Sea and the mighty Negev desert, Eilat is a water sport and desert adventure paradise. The southernmost city of Israel has ... Read more
Abu Dhabi The capital of the United Arab Emirates has always been more conservative than neighbouring Dubai but what Abu Dhabi lacks in glamour, it more than ma... Read more	Kuwait City Perched on the northern end of the Arabian Gulf, Kuwait City is blessed with a beautiful coastline, some seriously impressive architecture and a pleth... Read more	Beirut It may be a cliché but cool, cosmopolitan Beirut is indeed a city of contrasts. Possessed of some of the friendliest locals on the planet, it was als... Read more	Muscat Stretching almost 25km (15.5 miles) along the Omani coastline, Muscat is a taste of real Arabia, and despite a recent Dubai-style building blitz, it�... Read more

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