QASR AL-ABD
Iraq Al-Amir
Monuments to visit
4.3/5
(3 reviews)
A castle to see, built in the 2nd century B.C. in a beautiful landscape, at the heart of a ...Read more
THE BLOCKS OF THE DJINNS
Petra
Ancient monuments
4/5
(3 reviews)
A group of 3 monumental blocks cut into the rock, with funerary chambers on all 4 sides, a ...Read more
THE TEMENOS
Petra
Ancient monuments
4/5
(1 review)
A triple-arched gate that allowed carts to pass through the center and pedestrians on either ...Read more
MARKETPLACE
Petra
Ancient monuments
4/5
(1 review)
Market that played a very important role in the Nabataean capital, to be seen from the ...Read more
QASR AL KHARRANAH
A 30 km d'Amman et à 20 km du Qasr Amra, au bord de la route allant à Al Azraq., Qasr Al-Kharranah
Castles to visit
4/5
(1 review)
One of the earliest known Umayyad monuments, built between 661 and 684 as a meeting place for ...Read more
QASR AL MUSHATTA
Qasr Al-Mushatta
Palaces to visit
4/5
(1 review)
Unfinished winter palace, organized in 2 parts with 2 lateral spaces, a central part, a mosque ...Read more
QASR AL-HALLABAT
Route R30, Qasr Hallabat
Castles to visit
4/5
(1 review)
A must-see village not far from the freeway, at the gateway to the eastern desert, passing the ...Read more
QASR AL-BINT
Petra
Ancient monuments
3.7/5
(3 reviews)
Ruins of the Qasr with walls 24 m high and 27 m wide to be seen at the end of Rue des ...Read more
THE HIPPODROME
Jérash
Ancient monuments
3.4/5
(5 reviews)
Hippodrome, 245 metres long and 52 metres wide, once used as a venue for gladiatorial fightsRead more
HOUSE OF LAWRENCE (AL-QSAIR)
Wadi Rum
Places associated with famous people to visit
3.3/5
(6 reviews)
Small house with collapsed stone wall, set in a natural cavity, with inscriptions found on some ...Read more
THE NYMPHERE
Amman
Ancient monuments
3.3/5
(4 reviews)
Vast public fountain dedicated to the nymphs, dating from 191 and featuring a 600 m² pool, 2 ...Read more
AQABA FORTRESS
Aqaba
Monuments to visit
3.5/5
(2 reviews)
Fort built on the foundations of an ancient fortress in the 16th century, with a polygonal ...Read more
WINGED LION TEMPLE
Petra
Ancient monuments
3.5/5
(2 reviews)
Complex featuring a temple with winged lions, to be seen on the hill opposite the Great Temple, ...Read more
THE PROPYLEE
Jérash
Ancient monuments
3/5
(1 review)
A stairway lined with terraces linking the Cardo Maximus to the Temple of Artemis, a must-see ...Read more
FACADES STREET
Petra
Ancient monuments
3/5
(1 review)
Street starting on the right of the Trésor, with high walls of pink sandstone opening out in a ...Read more
BEIT ABU JABER
Sur la place principale, haut de Dayr street, As-Salt
Mansion to visit
3/5
(1 review)
Abu Jaber House, with its façade pierced by dozens of arcades, built between 1887 and 1905 and ...Read more
QASR AL-QASTAL
Qasr Al-Mushatta
Palaces to visit
3/5
(1 review)
A must-see Umayyad complex built as early as the 8th century, with a small limestone palace, a ...Read more
THE NYMPHEA
Umm Qais
Ancient monuments
Sacred fountain dating from the 2nd century, adorned with marble statues, located in front of ...Read more
THE WEST THEATER
Umm Qais
Operas and theaters to visit
The best-preserved building, carved from black basalt and suitable for 3,000 people, can be ...Read more
THE NORTH THEATER
Umm Qais
Operas and theaters to visit
Theater built towards the end of the 1st century BC for 4,000 spectators, the stones of which ...Read more
ROYAL PALACE RAGHADAN
Al Urdon Street, Amman
Monuments to visit
The former residence of the royal family, built in 1926 on a secluded hill, a place to visit ...Read more
UMAYYAD HOUSES
Jérash
Ancient monuments
Visit the ruins of a residential area at the junction of Decumanus and Cardo maximus, on the ...Read more
HIPPOLYTE HALL
Madaba
Ancient monuments
A must-see mosaic decorating the hall of a 6th-century private villa, referencing the tragedy ...Read more
CITY RUINS
Umm Al-Jimal
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Roman ruins featuring a 6-storey tower with 4 openings, flanked by housingRead more
HIGH PLACE OF SACRIFICE TRAIL
Petra
Ancient monuments
A path leads to the High Place of Sacrifice, dotted with ancient tombs in a setting alternating ...Read more
THE ROYAL TOMBS
Petra
Ancient monuments
A group of tombs from the ancient city on the western slopes of the Al-Khubtha jebel, to be ...Read more
TRICLINIUM WITH LIONS
Petra
Ancient monuments
Discreet triclinium with a keyhole door, to be seen after a 10-minute climb, at the start of ...Read more
BAB AS-SIQ
Petra
Ancient monuments
Portion of Wadi Musa leading from the Visitor Centre to the entrance to the Siq with a wide, ...Read more
JEBEL AL-HABIS
Petra
Ancient monuments
Tomb-pierced mountain overlooking Qasr el-Bint and the great Roman temple, worth seeing for the ...Read more
FORTRESS OF MACHERONTHA
Mukawir
Monuments to visit
A fortress to visit, built around 100 BC under the orders of Alexander Jannaeus, on a conical ...Read more
PORTE NORD
Jérash
Works of art to see
North Gate or Arch of Trajan, built in 115, marking the entrance to the city and measuring over ...Read more
QASR AL TUBA
Azraq
Castles to visit
The most isolated Umayyad castle in the desert, on the border between the governorates of Amman ...Read more
THE REMARKS
Jérash
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Parts of a wall built around the beginning of the 4th century to extend the original rampart, ...Read more
MUALLAQAT AL DEIR
Wadi Sir
Ancient monuments
A former dovecote dating from the Middle Ages, a double-chambered cave with interior walls ...Read more
SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN TETRAPYLS
Jérash
Ancient monuments
Two aediculae consisting of 4 arches supported by 4 pillars, built in the 2nd century and ...Read more
SOUTH BRIDGE
Jérash
Works of art to see
74-metre-long bridge, built in the axis of the Decumanus south and spanning the Chrysorhoas ...Read more
THE UNDERGROUND AQUEDUCT
Umm Qais
Works of art to see
160 km long aqueduct, 90 km of which runs underground, used to supply water to the city of ...Read more
ROMAN AQUEDUC
Wadi Sir
Works of art to see
A Roman-era work of art at the foot of the staircase leading to Muallaqat Al-Deir, a bucolic ...Read more
QASR ASEIKHIN
Azraq
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Small fort with walls of large black basalt blocks on the road to As-Safawi, to be seen at the ...Read more
AYYUBID FORTRESS
Ras Al Amir Hill, As-Salt
Monuments to visit
Ancient Ayyubid fortress dating from the 13th century, whose ruins, bordered by small barracks, ...Read more