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A massive Star Trek Theme Park will be constructed in Jordan starting next year after it received $1.5 billion in funding for work on the 74 hectare Red Sea Astrarium project in Aqaba. This project is funded by investors from the US and the Gulf area and will be comprised of four hotels, a variety of high-profile attractions, and 17 entertainment developments located in Jordan’s coastal city of Aqaba.  The futuristic theme park will be constructed by Paramount Reaction and the Rubicon Group that will team up with architectural firm Callison for this amazing project. King Abdullah II of Jordan is the main local investor and he’s also a big Star Trek fan as well. Apparently he made a brief cameo on an episode of Star Trek: Voyager back in 1995 when he was still a prince.  Construction is expected to begin next year, according to the developers, with the opening scheduled for 2014.