Cat in the hat . . . and the market . . . and tent . . . and everywhere

Dead Sea Cool Cats

During a recent journey through Jordan for a magazine assignment, writer and photographer, Joe Yogerst, started to notice how many cats there were — pretty much everywhere — and began snapping their photos.

Dogs being persona non grata in much of the Muslim world, felines are the favored pet in Jordan and elsewhere throughout the Middle East. Every hotel, ancient ruin and Bedouin desert camp that Yogerst visited in Jordan was home to at least one cat, sometimes many. And that included Petra, Amman, Wadi Rum, the John the Baptist site on the Jordan River, and even the Dead Sea.

Here area a few of the felines that Yogerst came across in Jordan . . .

John the Baptist Jordan River Cat

Amman Souk Cat

Dead Sea Spa Cat

Wadi Rum Bedouin Camp Cat