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Profiles of Jordan’s Ancient Sites

Short, illustrated portraits of Jordan’s ancient places — from Neolithic villages and Nabataean temples to Roman cities, Umayyad desert castles and Ottoman Hajj forts. Each profile gives the key dates, a map and what to look out for, so you can decide which sites to see for real.

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Jerash, monument by monument

Gates, temples, theatres and churches of Roman Gerasa each have their own profile. To keep this list easy to browse, they are grouped here — open them in walking-route order, from Hadrian’s Arch onwards.

Round stone watchtower and surrounding walls at Khirbet Al-Deir, Jordan
Khirbet Al-Dharieh-05s
Rubble of fallen stone walls among desert grasses at Khirbet el-Fityan Roman fort, Karak, Jordan
Walls of the sanctuary, Khirbet et-Tannur, Jordan
Listeb-Mosque
Little Petra
Machareus
Moses Spring
Mount Nebo
Muallaqat al-Dayr
Mujib
Nabataean Water Reservoir
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