Jordan

Historic Sites & Landmarks in Jordan

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  • Bethany-Beyond-the-Jordan Jordan

    The area known as Wadi Kharrar has long been believed to be the biblical Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan, where John the Baptist lived and Jesus was baptized.

  • Um El Resas Jordan

    This important archaeological site was declared a World Heritage Site in 2004. Its structures date from the 3rd to 9th centuries and most have not yet been excavated, but magnificent Byzantine mosaics

  • Madaba Mosaic Church Madaba, Jordan

    Located 25km southwest of Amman, Madaba is famous for the many Byzantine mosaics uncovered here. The most famous is the 6th-century "Madaba Map" of the Holy Land in St. George's Church.

  • Kerak Castle Jordan

    Perched atop a hill with a sheer drop on three sides, the town of Kerak is dominated by the largest and best-preserved of the Crusader castles in the region.

  • Jerash Jordan

    Dubbed the "Pompeii of the East," Jerash is a ruined Greco-Roman city 80 miles north of Amman. The impressive ruins include Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and ancient Islamic structures.

  • The Monastery Petra, Jordan

    Misleadingly named based on crosses scratched on the wall, this beautiful rock-carved structure is not a monastery but a Nabatean temple, built around the 1st century BCE.

  • Treasury Petra, Jordan

    Believed by the Bedouin to contain a pharaoh's treasure and named accordingly, the Treasury of Petra is a beautiful Nabatean temple carved entirely out of living rock.

  • Great Temple Petra, Jordan

    This temple ruin in the city center is one of the largest structures in Petra. It was built in the late 1st century BC and is still being excavated.

  • Byzantine Church Petra, Jordan

    Among Petra's ancient temples is a Byzantine church dating from the 5th and 6th centuries. Still being excavated, Petra Church contains some extraordinary Byzantine mosaics.

  • Moses Memorial Church Jordan 394

    Mt. Nebo is believed to be the mountain from which Moses viewed the Promised Land and the mountain on which he is buried. It is an important Christian pilgrimage site.

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