🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Jawa, Jordan
Jawa is the site of the oldest proto-urban development in Jordan, dating from the late 4th millennium BC (Early Bronze Age).
🇯🇴 Jordan · Fortress
Desert castles
Umayyad dynasty
The desert castles or qasrs, often called Umayyad desert castles, are a series of fortified palaces or castles scattered over the semi-arid regions of north-eastern Jordan, Syria, Israel and the West…
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Machaerus
Machaerus (Μαχαιροῦς, from Ancient Greek: μάχαιρα, lit. 'makhaira' [a sword]; Hebrew: מכוור; Arabic: قلعة مكاور, romanized: Qala'at Mukawir, lit.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Al-Khazneh
Nabataeans
Al-Khazneh (Arabic: الخزنة; IPA: [al.xaz.na], "The Treasury"), also known as Khaznat el-Far'oun (treasury of the pharaoh), is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean…
🇯🇴 Jordan · Rock-cut
Al-Rajib
Al-Rajib or simply Rajib is a town in Qweismeh area of Greater Amman Municipality in northwest Jordan. It's known for the Cave of the Seven Sleepers being located there.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Beidha (archaeological site)
Beidha (Arabic: البيضا al-baīḍā, "the white one"), also sometimes Bayda, is a major Neolithic archaeological site a few kilometres north of Petra near Siq al-Barid in Jordan.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Rock-cut
Ed-Deir, Petra
Nabataean kingdom
Ed-Deir (Arabic: الدير, lit. 'The Monastery'), also spelled el-Deir and ad-Deir/ad-Dayr, is a monumental building carved out of rock in the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Ghor es-Safi
Ghor es-Safi, also transliterated Ghawr as-Safi, is an area in the Jordan Valley located in the Wadi al-Hasa. It is situated between the governorates of Karak and Tafilah, near the southern Dead Sea.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Khirbet Yajouz
4th century
Khirbet Yajouz (or Khirbet Mudraj) is an archaeological site in Shafa Badran area, located 11 km northeast of Amman, Jordan. An ancient Roman city was built on the site around the 4th century CE.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Khirbet en-Nahas
Khirbet en-Nahas, also spelled Khirbat en-Nahas, is one of the largest copper mining and smelting sites of the ancient world, built around 3,000 years ago.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Madaba
Madaba (Arabic: مادبا, romanized: Mādaba or Arabic: مأدبا, romanized: Maʾdaba) is the capital city of Madaba Governorate in central Jordan, with a population of about 60,000.
