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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.

Al-Beidha
Al-Habis-08
Al-Matan Historic Village
Busayra
Dajaniya Fort
The Reserve
Dusaq Palace
Small doorway in a stacked stone wall at the Ghwayr Neolithic settlement, Faynan, Jordan
Humayma
Little Petra
Nabataean Water Reservoir
Petra-84
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