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96 places in the atlas, 8 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient city
Roman to Umayyad (3rd–8th c CE; Byzantine peak 5th–8th c) · Roman / Byzantine / Ghassanid / Umayyad
Desert frontier city on Via Nova Traiana, Umm ar-Rasas contains Roman castrum, five Byzantine churches with superb mosaic floors, and the intact 14×6 m mosaic map in St Stephen's Church (718 CE) –…
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Umayyad Caliphate (c.711–715 CE) · Umayyad Arab / Byzantine influence
Umayyad desert castle bathhouse (qasr) built by Caliph Walid I (705–715 CE) famous for extensive frescoes: vaulted audience hall with hunting scenes, musicians, six kings (Byzantine, Sasanian,…
🇯🇴 Jordan · Hydraulic works
Nabataean Hellenistic–Roman ~100 BCE–106 CE · Nabataean Arab (Hellenistic)
Siq slot-canyon's paired Nabataean canals and flood-tunnel still draining Petra's gorge.
