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North & Jordan Valley

Northern Jordan is green and hilly. Here you’ll find Ajloun Castle and its forest reserve, Pella in the Jordan Valley, places linked to Elijah and Jesus such as Tell Mar Elias and Jesus Cave, and Iraq ed-Dubb, one of the region’s earliest villages.

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Travel guide Ajloun Castle Ajloun town, 75 km north west of Amman Travel guide Ajloun Forest Biosphere Reserve Ajloun, 60 km north of Amman Travel guide Pella (Tabqet Fahel) Tabaqat Fahl, 4 km east of Jordan Valley Highway Profile Ajloun Castle Crusader and Ayyubid Period · Mamluk Period40 min Profile Ajloun Forest Biosphere Reserve Half day Profile Iraq ed-Dubb Neolithic Age30 min Profile Jesus Cave Roman Period · Byzantine Period30 min Profile Jesus Church Byzantine Period30 min Profile Listeb Mosque Umayyad Period · Early Islamic Period15 min UNESCO Tentative List Profile Pella (Tabqet Fahel) Neolithic Age · Bronze Age +62 hr Profile Tell El-Mazar Bronze Age · Iron Age30 min Profile Tell Mar Elias Byzantine Period30 min UNESCO Tentative List Profile · Pella East Church Byzantine Period20 min UNESCO Tentative List Profile · Pella Umayyad Residential Quarter Byzantine Period · Umayyad Period30 min UNESCO Tentative List Profile · Pella Mamluk Mosque Mamluk Period15 min UNESCO Tentative List Profile · Pella Canaanite Temple Bronze Age · Iron Age20 min UNESCO Tentative List Profile · Pella Civic Complex Church Byzantine Period30 min UNESCO Tentative List Profile · Pella Roman Odeon Roman Period20 min UNESCO Tentative List Profile · Pella Tell al-Husn Bronze Age · Roman Period +11 hr UNESCO Tentative List Profile · Pella West Church Byzantine Period20 min Tour Full-Day Private Tour to Ajloun Castle and Pella 6–7 hrfrom $195 Tour Half-Day Private Tour to Jerash and Ajloun Castle 5–6 hrfrom $130 Tour Private Tour to Jerash, Ajloun Castle and Pella 7–8 hrfrom $235 360° 360° photo 360° Panorama of the Mamluk Mosque in Pella Mamluk Mosque, Pella 360° 360° photo 360° Panorama of the Roman Odeon in Pella Roman Odeon, Pella 360° 360° photo 360° View from the Acropolis of Ancient Pella Acropolis (Tell el-Husn), Pella 360° 360° photo 360° View of Ajloun Forest Reserve Cabins Cabins, Ajloun Forest Reserve 360° 360° photo Canaanite Temple, Pella: 360° Panorama Canaanite Temple, Pella 360° 360° photo Civic Church, Pella: 360° Panorama Civic Complex Church, Pella 360° 360° photo Exploring Ancient Tell El-Mazar in 360° Tell El-Mazar 360° 360° photo Exploring the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in 360° Jesus Church 360° 360° photo Inside Ajloun Castle: 360° Panorama Ajloun Castle 360° 360° photo Inside Pella’s Civic Complex Church: 360° Panorama Civic Complex Church, Pella 360° 360° photo Inside the East Church of Ancient Pella: 360° Panorama East Church, Pella 360° 360° photo Inside the Sacred Remains of Tell Mar Elias: 360° Panorama Tell Mar Elias 360° 360° photo Inside the Umayyad Quarter of Ancient Pella: 360° Panorama Umayyad Quarter, Pella 360° 360° photo Jesus Cave 360° Panorama: Nature, History, and Archaeology Jesus Cave 360° 360° photo West Church, Pella: 360° Panorama West Church, Pella 360° 360° photo Where Faith Meets the Landscape: Tell Mar Elias in 360° Tell Mar Elias 360° 360° photo Where the Forest Unfolds: 360° Views at Ajloun Reserve Reception Reception area, Ajloun Forest Reserve 3D 3D walk-through Jesus Cave – 3D Virtual Walk-through Jesus Cave, Bayt Eidis4 stops 3D 3D walk-through Jesus Church – 3D Virtual Walk-through Jesus Church, Bayt Idis9 stops 3D 3D walk-through Pella – 3D Virtual Walk-through Pella (Tabqet Fahel)8 stops Photo album A Photographic Tour of Jesus Cave and Its Surroundings Jesus Cave, Bayt Eidis19 photos Photo album Ajloun Castle: An Ayyubid Fortress in Photos Ajloun Castle, North & Jordan Valley57 photos Photo album Ajloun Forest Reserve: An Oak Woodland in Photos Ajloun Forest Reserve, North & Jordan Valley47 photos Photo album Exploring the Scenic Ruins of Jesus Church Jesus Church, Bayt Idis32 photos Photo album Pella: An Ancient City in the Jordan Valley in Photos Pella, North & Jordan Valley121 photos Photo album Tell Mar Elias Through the Lens: A Visual Journey of Faith and History Tell Mar Elias36 photos
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