Historical Sites in Jordan

Desert castles
   Desert Castles

Stretching East of Amman, the parched desert plain rolls on to Iraq and Saudi Arabia. This is a place where endless sand and barren basalt landscapes give...

Ajlun
   Ajloun

Travelling north of Jordan, Ajloun and its Castle, definitely worth a visit. The hills and green spaces are unparalleled. The road to Ajloun, located 25 kilomet...

Little Petra
   Little Petra

Little Petra is also known in Arabic as Siq al-Barid "the cold canyon". Like Petra, it is a Nabataean site, with buildings carved into the walls of the sandstone...

Petra
   Petra 

Undoubtedly the most famous attraction in Jordan is the Nabatean city of Petra, nestled away in the mountains south of the Dead Sea. Petra, which means "...

Qasr Amra
   Qasr Amra

Qasr Amra, also transcribed as Quseir Amra or Qusayr Amra, is the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan...

Montreal Castle
   Montreal Castle

Montreal is a Crusader castle on the eastern side of the Arabah, perched on the side of a rocky, conical mountain, looking out over fruit trees...

Qasr Al-Kharanah
   Qasr Al-Kharanah

Qasr Al-Kharanah, is one of the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan, about 60 kilometers (37 mi) east of...

Azraq and Shawmari Reserve
   Azraq

Azraq means "the blue" in Arabic, it is a small town in Zarqa Governorate in central-eastern Jordan, 100 kilometres (62 mi) ea...

Roman Theatre
   Roman Theatre

Amman's Roman Theatre is a 6,000-seat, 2nd-century Roman theatre. A famous landmark in the Jordanian capital, it dates back to the..

Temple of Hercules 
   Temple of Hercules 

Temple of Hercules is a historic site in the Amman Citadel in Amman, Jordan. It is thought to be the most significant Roman structure...

Umayyad Palace
   Umayyad Palace

The Umayyad Palace is a large palatial complex from the Umayyad period, located on the Citadel Hill of Amman, Jordan. Built during the first...

Amman Citadel
   Amman Citadel

The Amman Citadel is an historical site at the center of downtown Amman, Jordan. Known in Arabic as Jabal al-Qal'a, the L-shaped hill is ...

Oval Plaza
   Oval Plaza

The spacious plaza measures 90mx80m and is surrounded by a broad sidewalk and colonnade of 1st century AD Ionic colum...

Irbid
   Irbid

Irbid is the second largest city in Jordan. A brief walk through the famous Dar As-Saraya museum reveals Irbid’s ancient origins. Th....

Jerash
   Jerash

Jerash, located 48 km north of Amman and nestled in a quiet valley among the mountains of Gilead, is the grandeur of Imperial Rom...

Karak
   Karak

Variously known throughout history as Qir Heres, Qir Moab, and Hareseth, Karak has been a prized possession of a number of ...