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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.

Umayyad Houses
South Tetrapylon
Church of Sts Peter and Paul
Mortuary Church (Funeral Chapel)
Great East Baths
Cathedral
Church of St. Theodore
Baths of Placcus
Nymphaeum
Church of the Propylaea
Hydraulic Stone Saw Machine
Temple of Artemis
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