Wikipedia — Jordan Travel Guide
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The Siq Canyon
The Siq is a dramatic natural canyon that forms Petra's ceremonial entrance. Walled by sandstone that glows red and gold, the 1.2-kilometre passage retains the ancient Nabataean water channels that supplied the city. Wa…
Read more → DestinationsThe Royal Tombs of Petra
Facing the Colonnaded Street, the Royal Tombs are a line of grand monuments including the Urn, Silk, Corinthian and Palace tombs, each cut into the rose-coloured cliff. Their lofty, weathering facades look best at midda…
Read more → DestinationsQasr al-Bint Temple
Qasr al-Bint is Petra's best-preserved freestanding temple, standing near the Colonnaded Street at the city's sacred heart. Dedicated to the Nabataean cult of Dushara, it was the stage for feasts and processions central…
Read more → DestinationsAjloun Castle
Ajloun Castle, built in the 12th century to defend Jordan's highlands, dominates the green Jebel Ajloun region. Crenellated walls, vaulted chambers and courtyards offer sweeping views over the Jordan Valley and across t…
Read more → DestinationsUmm Qais (Gadara)
Perched above the Jordan Valley, Umm Qais is the ancient city of Gadara, famed for once being a centre of scholars and poets. Its black basalt theatre, colonnaded streets and museum gaze across to the Sea of Galilee. Th…
Read more → DestinationsMadaba: City of Mosaics
Madaba, the 'City of Mosaics', is famous for the 6th-century mosaic map of the Holy Land inside St George's church — the oldest surviving floor map of the region. Museums and local workshops carry the mosaic tradition i…
Read more → DestinationsKerak Castle
Kerak Castle is one of the great Crusader strongholds of the region, a maze of vaulted halls, galleries and secret passageways crowning a hill on the King's Highway south of Amman. Its cool stone interiors and panoramic…
Read more → DestinationsShobak Castle
Shobak Castle, also known as Montreal, is one of Jordan's oldest Crusader castles, less restored and gloriously atmospheric than Kerak. Crumbling walls, deep galleries and silent courtyards lie scattered over a fortifie…
Read more → DestinationsThe Desert Castles of Eastern Jordan
Scattered across the eastern steppe, Jordan's Umayyad desert castles served as hunting lodges and waystations. Quseir Amra, a UNESCO site, preserves celebrated bath-house frescoes; Qasr al-Harranah is a remarkably intac…
Read more → DestinationsThe Underwater Military Museum
Just off Aqaba, a display of retired tanks, armoured vehicles and a helicopter rests on the seabed, deliberately deployed to create an artificial reef. Divers and snorkellers alike swim among the sunken fleet while new …
Read more → DestinationsThe Amman Citadel
The Amman Citadel crowns the highest of Amman's hills, stacking thousands of years in one site: Bronze Age walls, Roman remains, a great Umayyad palace and the soaring Herakles Temple. It doubles as the city's best view…
Read more → DestinationsThe Roman Theatre of Amman
Hewn into the hillside in the 2nd century, Amman's Roman Theatre once seated roughly 6,000 and still stands proud in the city centre. Its terraces and columns invite visitors to climb and imagine ancient performances. D…
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