🇯🇴 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 · Archaeological wonder
Abeen, Jordan
Abeen (Arabic: عبين) is a Jordanian village located in Ajloun Governorate in northern Jordan. Administratively, it is part of the Sakrah District within the Qasabah Ajloun Brigade.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Al-Jizah, Jordan
Al-Jizah (also spelled Jize), historically known as Ziza or Zizia, is a town in northwestern Jordan. It is the 22nd district of the Amman Governorate.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Al-Maghtas
Al-Maghtas (Arabic: المغطس, romanized: al-Maghṭas, lit. 'the Baptism' or 'the Immersion'), officially known as Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan", is an archaeological World Heritage Site in…
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Iraq ed-Dubb
Iraq ed-Dubb, or the Cave of the Bear, is an early Neolithic archeological site 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Ajlun in the Jordan Valley, in modern-day Jordan.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Khirbat Faynan
Khirbat Faynan, known in late Roman and Byzantine texts as Phaino or Phaeno, is an archaeological site in Wadi Faynan, southern Jordan. It lies just south of the Dead Sea in Jordan.
🇯🇴 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
Jalul
Jalul is an archaeological site and small village in the Amman Governorate in northwestern Jordan.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Al-Karak
Al-Karak (Arabic: الكرك), in English sources often simply Karak, is a city in Jordan known for its medieval Kerak Castle, which is one of the three largest in the region, the other two being in Syria.
🇯🇴 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 · Archaeological wonder
Ayn al-Zara
Ayn al-Zara (Arabic: عين الزارة, romanized: ʿAyn al-Zʾāra), known in ancient times as Callirrhoe (Ancient Greek: Θερμὰ Καλλιρόης, Thermà Kallirhoēs), is an archaeological site in Jordan.
🇯🇴 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 · Archaeological wonder
Fayfa
Fayfa, or al-Fayfa, is an archaeological site in Jordan located near the Dead Sea. Its remains have been extensively looted.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Gharandal
Gharandal (Arabic: غرندل) is a town in the Tafilah Governorate in southern Jordan, located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-southeast of the governorate capital Tafilah.
🇯🇴 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 edh-Dharih
Khirbet edh-Dharih (Arabic: خربة الذريح) is a multi-period archaeological site which mainly flourished during the Nabataean period, when a prosperous settlement with a religious sanctuary stood there.
🇯🇴 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.
