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The presenters were tasked with traveling roughly from Erbil International Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan to Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus. To make the journey more "Top Gear," they were each given a budget of £3,500 to buy a second-hand, two-door convertible sports car—a choice they quickly realized was ill-suited for the rugged terrain and conflict zones they were about to enter. The cars selected for the journey were:

They reach the Dead Sea, lowest point on Earth. They try to drive along the shore but get stuck in mud. James attempts to float in the sea (wearing a tweed jacket, naturally). They then head to Petra, the ancient Nabatean city. top gear middle east special

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The premise was deceptively simple: The three hosts—Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May—were tasked with driving from the heart of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, through Turkey, Syria, and Jordan, to Bethlehem, in an attempt to arrive in time for the Nativity. This paper posits that the success of the episode lies not in the cars, but in the friction between the grandeur of the setting and the incompetence of the protagonists. They try to drive along the shore but get stuck in mud

The structural brilliance of the episode relies on the subversion of the "Three Wise Men" biblical narrative.

The special is frequently discussed on forums like Reddit's Top Gear community for several reasons: