Period · c. 1200 – 539 BC

Iron Age

The Iron Age saw the rise of the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom. Their remains include Busayra and the rock of Sela in Edom, the fortified Iron Age settlement at Al-Lahun above Wadi Mujib and Tell Deir Alla in the Jordan Valley.

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Travel guide Pella (Tabqet Fahel) Tabaqat Fahl, 4 km east of Jordan Valley Highway Travel guide Qasr Abu El-Kharaq 100 km south of Amman, not far from Qatrana Travel guide Qasr El-Al 100 km south of Amman, not far from Qatrana Travel guide Sela 15 km south of Tafilah, 50 km north of Petra Profile Al Lahun Bronze Age · Iron Age +530 minutes Profile Al-Tafilah Castle Iron Age · Edomite Kingdom +330 minutes Profile Busayra Iron Age · Edomite Kingdom1 hour Profile Khirbet Al-Deir Iron Age · Crusader and Ayyubid Period +130 minutes Profile Muallaqat al-Dayr Iron Age30 minutes UNESCO Tentative List Profile Pella (Tabqet Fahel) Neolithic Age · Bronze Age +62 hours Profile Qasr Abu El-Kharaq Iron Age · Nabataean Kingdom +130 minutes Profile Qasr El-Al Iron Age · Nabataean Kingdom +130 minutes Profile Sela Iron Age · Edomite Kingdom +12 hours Profile Tell Deir Alla Bronze Age · Iron Age30 minutes Profile Tell El-Mazar Bronze Age · Iron Age30 minutes 360° 360° photo 360° Panorama of Al-Lahun Archaeological Site Al-Lahun 360° 360° photo 360° View of Tell Deir Alla Archaeological Site Tell Deir Alla 360° 360° photo Ancient Sela: 360° Panorama Sela 360° 360° photo Busayra – The Ancient Edomite Capital: 360° Panorama Busayra 360° 360° photo Exploring Ancient Tell El-Mazar in 360° Tell El-Mazar 360° 360° photo Inside the Monastery at Khirbet Al-Deir: 360° Panorama Khirbet Al-Deir 360° 360° photo Qasr El-Al: 360° Panorama Qasr El-Al 3D 3D walk-through Sela – 3D Virtual Walk-through Sela, As Sala17 stops Photo album Al-Lahun: What You Can See Today Al-Lahun11 photos Photo album Qasr Abu El-Kharaq: A Desert Watchtower in Photos Qasr Abu El-Kharaq, Karak & King’s Highway16 photos Photo album Qasr El-Al: An Iron Age Hilltop Fort in Photos Qasr El-Al, Karak & King’s Highway16 photos Photo album Sela: An Edomite Rock Fortress in Photos Sela, Petra & the South37 photos Photo album The Ancient Ruins of Khirbet Al-Deir: Photo Gallery Khirbet Al-Deir29 photos Travel article Exploring the Secrets of Busayra: A Journey into Jordan’s Past 12 Feb 2025
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