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Web guide for cultural travellers: Thoroughly researched information and a wealth of photos on archaeological and historical sites, museums, hidden gems, scenic routes - also beyond the beaten tracks, and much more.
Legendary capital of the Nabataeans
Desert ecosystem of outstanding beauty
Umayyad castle with figurative fresco paintings
Roman fort, Byzantine churches with mosaic floors
Al-Maghtas: Place where Jesus was baptized
Place of tolerance and urban hospitality
Jordan's capital is "a modern city built on the sands of time".
One of the largest and best-preserved late antique cities in the Middle East. Mainly Roman buildings, but also Byzantine churches and Umayyad structures.
City of the Decapolis with ruins from Roman and Byzantine times, a late Ottoman village, Antiquity Museum, and a tunnel section of the Qanat Fir'aun.
Late Antique town built over Nabataean and Roman structures with impressive basalt buildings, managed by a local community.
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The most fascinating Umayyad castle, with figurative fresco paintings in the audience hall and bath complex. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Umayyad palace from the mid 8th century is famous for its elaboratly carved ornamentation. The remains are extensively restored.
One of the largest palatial ensembles, including a mosque. Built on the site of a former Roman fort. Greek inscriptions on 160 basalt blocks.
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The City of Mosaics. World famous is the mosaic map of the Holy Land, and there are also other spectacular mosaics, mostly created in the 6th/7th century.
Peak from where the prophet Moses saw the Promised Land, and where he died. Memorial with architectural remains and Byzantine mosaics of outstanding value.
The Crusader stronghold and later Mamluk fortress on the King's Highway is an impressive example of military architecture.
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The Jordanian shore of the Dead Sea is an astonishing natural, cultural, spiritual and therapeutic landscape with excellent hotel infrastructure.
Fortified Herodian Palace where Salome danced for her step-father Herod Antipas, who fulfilled her wish to have John the Baptist beheaded.
Byzantine sanctuary at the place where Lot and his daughters are said to have found refuge after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
along the Dead Sea
The hall in the Jordan Museum, Amman, displays exhibits from various sites, incl. figure reliefs and sculptures from temples, everyday objects, etc.
Preserved Nabataean temple on the King’s Highway. Site of the elaborately carved façade displayed in the Jordan Museum. Adjoining village ruins.
Archaeological site of a retreat mainly of the Edomites and Nabataeans on the summit plateau of a sandstone rock. Unique New Babylonian relief.
In-depth information and photo tours of the ancient Nabataean capital, showing highlights, hidden gems, walks and trails also off the beaten track.
Site between Petra and Wadi Rum with Nabataean remains, incl. a complex system of water supply, a sanctuary, tombs, quarries.
Nabataean temple dedicated to the goddess Allat, adjoining palatial residence and luxury bath complex at the foot of Jabal Rum.
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The "Treasury" - photos, in-depth info: Origin, construction techniques, meaning.
Only remaining one of this ancient form of Christian hermitage.
Restored part of the aqueduct with the longest tunnel of the ancient world.
Hellenistic palace close to Amman with magnificent life-size lion reliefs.
Earliest large-scale human figures, from 8,700 - 8,500 years ago, Jordan Museum.
World famous mosaic map of the Holy Land from the 6th century.
Petroglyphs and inscriptions on the walls of a narrow cleft in Wadi Rum.
Ecological and sustainable cultural tourism in an ancient mining area.
On the footsteps of the Nabataeans, from the Red Sea to the north.
Cities of the Decapolis, and other sites with Roman remains.
Examples of early Islamic art and architecture from the 8th century.
Remains of Byzantine churches with magnificent mosaic floors.
Roman forts, Crusader fortresses, Muslim strogholds and others.
Museums and collections of archaeology, art and cultural heritage in Amman and in other regions of Jordan.
Festivals, events, exhibitions and projects of contemporary art, design, architecture, street art.
Community initiatives, archaeological discoveries, art education projects, and more.
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Hiking from north to south of Jordan over more than 650 km in different trails, through diverse landscapes and many villages and towns.
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Contemporary art, archaeology, art history, architecture, cultural heritage.
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