Pella: An Ancient City in the Jordan Valley in Photos

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Beside the village of Tabaqat Fahl, where the hills of northern Jordan meet the Jordan Valley, Pella was a Canaanite town, a city of the Decapolis, a Byzantine bishopric and an Umayyad town. This album follows the visit: the Civic Complex Church and the odeon in the valley, the houses of the main mound, the East Church on the slope and the hill of Tell al-Husn.

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43 photos of Pella

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Columns of the Civic Complex Church at Pella, Jordan
01Columns of the Civic Complex Church
Columns against the sky, Pella, Jordan
02Columns against the sky
The nave and its columns, Pella, Jordan
03The nave and its columns
The church below the hills, Pella, Jordan
04The church below the hills
Columns below the hills, Pella, Jordan
05Columns below the hills
Across the church, Pella, Jordan
06Across the church
A carved block, Pella, Jordan
07A carved block
The church in the valley, Pella, Jordan
08The church in the valley
The valley of Wadi Jirm, Pella, Jordan
09The valley of Wadi Jirm
The curve of the seating, Pella, Jordan
10The curve of the seating
The odeon in the valley, Pella, Jordan
11The odeon in the valley
A vaulted passage, Pella, Jordan
12A vaulted passage
Walls of the odeon, Pella, Jordan
13Walls of the odeon
An arched opening, Pella, Jordan
14An arched opening
Ruins beside the odeon, Pella, Jordan
15Ruins beside the odeon
A carved moulding, Pella, Jordan
16A carved moulding
A carved stone, Pella, Jordan
17A carved stone
Columns in the Umayyad quarter, Pella, Jordan
18Columns in the Umayyad quarter
House walls on the main mound, Pella, Jordan
19House walls on the main mound
Stone walls of the houses, Pella, Jordan
20Stone walls of the houses
Rooms of the Umayyad quarter, Pella, Jordan
21Rooms of the Umayyad quarter
Columns against the sky, Pella, Jordan
22Columns against the sky
Columns of the East Church, Pella, Jordan
23Columns of the East Church
A standing column, Pella, Jordan
24A standing column
Walls and columns, Pella, Jordan
25Walls and columns
Columns on the slope, Pella, Jordan
26Columns on the slope
Columns and walls, Pella, Jordan
27Columns and walls
A column in the evening light, Pella, Jordan
28A column in the evening light
The church site, Pella, Jordan
29The church site
Stones above the valley, Pella, Jordan
30Stones above the valley
Fallen columns, Pella, Jordan
31Fallen columns
A carved capital, Pella, Jordan
32A carved capital
A carved block, Pella, Jordan
33A carved block
The hill of Tell al-Husn, Pella, Jordan
34The hill of Tell al-Husn
Excavated walls on the summit, Pella, Jordan
35Excavated walls on the summit
An excavation trench, Pella, Jordan
36An excavation trench
Walls on the summit, Pella, Jordan
37Walls on the summit
A deep trench, Pella, Jordan
38A deep trench
The Civic Complex Church from above, Pella, Jordan
39The Civic Complex Church from above
Columns seen from the hill, Pella, Jordan
40Columns seen from the hill
The valley below, Pella, Jordan
41The valley below
Towards the Jordan Valley, Pella, Jordan
42Towards the Jordan Valley
The hills around Pella, Pella, Jordan
43The hills around Pella

About this album

Site

Pella, North & Jordan Valley

Region

North & Jordan Valley

Coordinates

32.4497° N, 35.6156° E

Photos

43 photos

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