The fertile Jordan Valley and the remote and immense desert canyons are not to be missed. Here are splendid castles and hunting lodges, the haunting wilderness of Wadi Rum and restful spas. Here, too, are monuments from every age of humanity, crowned by the rock-carved city of Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jordan also boasts another wonder of the Middle-Eastern world: the Dead Sea, 392m (1286ft) below sea level, and the lowest point on earth, where even the non-swimmer can float. ordanian cuisine is quite similar to fare served elsewhere in the region. The daily staple being khobez, a large, flat bread sold in bakeries across the country for a few hundred fils. Delicious when freshly baked, it very quickly loses all flavor as it dries.