Ajlun Nature Reserve (13 sq km) is located in the Gilead Hills and consists of Mediterranean-like hill country, dominated by open woodlands of oak and pistachio trees. The reserve was first establishe...
This small museum at the University of Jordan was officially opened in1986. The museum has exhibition halls, research workshops, photography and draught rooms, a conservation laboratory and is an acad...
The walls of the Citadel enclose the remains of ancient Philadelphia, a Greco-Roman city once part of the Decapolis. They enclose the remains of the Temple of Hercules, the Ommayed Palace and a small ...
Amman was once a member of the Decapolis, a league of 10 affiliated trading cities. At that time the city was known as Philadelphia and the crumbling ruins within the Citadel complex are the best rema...
Aqaba Archaeological Museum is located in the house of Sherif Hussein Bin Ali next to Aqaba Fort. The museum was opened to the public in 1990 and presently houses an important collection from the Isla...
Aqaba’s fort, one of the main historical landmarks of the city, was originally a Crusader Castle but was rebuilt by the Mamelukes in the sixteenth century. Square in shape and flanked by semicircular ...
Azraq Castle is one of Jordan’s historic ‘desert castles’ and is located in Azraq itself. Because of its strategic location close to the borders of several countries and near a water supply, the site ...
Azraq is a unique wetland oasis located in the heart of the semi-arid eastern desert, one of several beautiful nature reserves managed by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (the RSCN).It...
The Bible states that John preached and baptised in a place called Bethany Beyond the Jordan. Byzantine and medieval texts, as well as modern archaeology identify as the site called Tell a-Kharrar and...
El Beida is the name given to a small Neolithic site close to the entrance to Little Petra. The site is of much interest to archaeologists as it has revealed many finds from 6 different levels, each r...