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Roman Theatre   Amman

Roman Theatre, Amman

 35 Reviews  This is a landmark of Amman. The theatre is very big and situated in Downtown Amman. The structure dates from c 170 AD. It could seat an audience of more than 6000 people. Do climb to the top for... 

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The Treasury   Petra

The Treasury, Petra

 69 Reviews  The "Treasury" was built some time between 100 BC to 200 AD. It is 40m high and is adorned by a 3.5m high urn which people once believed to have hidden the wealth of the Nabateans - hence the name,... 

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Dead Sea   Amman

Dead Sea, Amman

 14 Reviews  If your not going to Israel than make your way along the dead Sea Highway and take a float in the Dead Sea. The dramatic Jordan Rift Vally is more than 400m below seal leven when it reaches he Dead... 

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The Siq   Petra

The Siq, Petra

 63 Reviews  What? Almost a mile long, the Siq is the main tourist route into Petra. The winding tunnel is actually not a tunnel at all, but a fissure in the rock, widened by tectonic plate movement. Widening and... 

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Mosques   Amman

Mosques, Amman

 30 Reviews  In suburb of Amman called " Araqim" or "Abo Alanda" There is a cave , that people it's a cave of 7 sleepers.. It's beautiful place, not far from city center , maybe 13 Km (not more 5 JD by... 

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The Monastery   Petra

The Monastery, Petra

 47 Reviews  Continuing from the Royal Tombs through the Collanaded Street to Qasr al-Bint al-Faroun (Castle of the Pharoah's Daughter, the only free standing structure in Petra) and then a further one half hour... 

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The Souk   Amman

The Souk, Amman

 11 Reviews  To Jordanians, the down town or (el balad) is conisdered a commercial area, where they wouldn't go unless they had to. But to most forigners I met and some Jordanians like me, it is more of a walk... 

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High Places   Petra

High Places, Petra

 24 Reviews  You can spend all your day hanging around in this desert site, further up I notice this windows that been curved into the rock by years of water and winds. As well as other interesting sites in the... 

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Citadel   Amman

Citadel, Amman

 26 Reviews  We visited the Citadel in April 2009. It's certainly an interesting place ----especially with a knowledgable guide/good guidebook. There is evidence of many civilizations here and as you wander... 

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Jerash   Amman

Jerash, Amman

 14 Reviews  Jerash an ancient and most spectacular Roman town awaits you in all its grandeur and beauty. This is the most complete preserved city in the Eastern Roman Empire. A Tour of Jerash's monuments and... 

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Bethany   Amman

Bethany, Amman

 14 Reviews  At the end of your visit to Bethany you arrive to the Jordan River. It this place you are just 5 metres from the border with Israel. It is very nice to see the flags of Israel and Jordan near the... 

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Umayyad Palace   Amman

Umayyad Palace, Amman

 8 Reviews  Built by the Omayyad dynasty in 720 AD, the Palace Complex housed the governor of Amman and his entourage. The Complex included a mosque, an Entrance Hall, residential and administrative buildings and... 

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Churches   Amman

Churches, Amman

 8 Reviews  Famous for its Mosaic Map which was crafted in AD560. The mosaic represents the oldest map of Palestine in existence, and depicts all major biblical sites of the Middle East from Eqypt to Palestine.... 

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Archeological Museum   Amman

Archeological Museum, Amman

 8 Reviews  This is a small museum with an interesting collection of artefacts. Most of the items are in glass cases but there are some things which can be walked around etc. There are Roman, Nabatean, Neolithic,... 

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Temple of Hercules   Amman

Temple of Hercules, Amman

 4 Reviews  Towering above downtown Amman, the Temple of Hercules is said to have been larger than any temple in the Roman Empire's capital, Rome. It was completed in 166 AD within the Acropolis of Philadelphia,... 

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Nymphaeum   Amman

Nymphaeum, Amman

 5 Reviews  Located in the heart of downtown, the Nymphaeum of Philadelphia dates back to 191 AD. It was once twice its current size and contained statues, mosaics, and a large pool fed by the waters of a stream... 

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Mount Nebo   Amman

Mount Nebo, Amman

 4 Reviews  Mt Nebo is the site where Moses fgot his first glimpse of the holy land and consequently is a holy site for many religions. This place is always busy and very much forth a visit if you are interested... 

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Day Trips   Amman

Day Trips, Amman

 4 Reviews  Iraq Al-Ameer Women Cooperative Society History, Creativity and Hospitality The Society was found by Noor Al-Hussein Foundation in 1994 with the support of Swiss Government. 10 old houses were... 

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Roman Forum   Amman

Roman Forum, Amman

 4 Reviews  The Forum, the area in front of the Roman Theatre, is part of the remains of the old Roman city Amman was built on. The colonnaded path in front of the theatre is quite long and impressive. The Odeon... 

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Museum of Popular Traditions   Amman

Museum of Popular Traditions, Amman

 2 Reviews  The Museum of Popular Traditions is in the foundations of the Roman theater. It exhibits traditional Jordanian costumes, fine embroidery and antique jewels. It also houses several mosaics from Madaba... 

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Visit Jerash

by solopes

Roman cities are not exactly a rarity around the Mediterranean Sea, but Jerash, for its size and preservation is a must see. Close to Amman, it's easy to visit and surely deserves the trip. Not only many of the old structures are very well preserved, but it is possible to see the evolution of the city from its Roman origins (also with a few older remains) to its destruction by an earthquake in the 8th century, and some adding of christian constructions. However, the most remarkable element is the oval square, once the roman forum!

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Rose colored City of Petra

by asolotraveler

This is one of those places that I missed the first time while in Israel, but I was not going to do it again. I had contacted one of those Tour companies that wanted way too much money. I thought that I could do it a lot cheaper and I did. I along with 2 other people that I had met at the Hostel where I was staying decided to pack up and head out at 4 in the morning to catch the bus at 7am to the boarder and then cross over. The morning after arriving at the hotel, I was driven to the entrance. Actually, I was dropped off about a block from the entrance because Laura Bush was flying into Petra that same day and there was security all over the place. I walked the block and saw the main entrance. I went in and paid, got a map and headed out. I passed by the few vendors that were there. I would buy something upon my departure. I did not want to lug anything other than myself around. I began...

Incomparable Petra... feeling very, very small...

by JessH

* * * TIP UNDER CONSTRUCTION * * * Where do I start?........ and what do I say that hasn't already been said hundreds and thousands of times?Ah! Who cares! It needs to be said again: Petra really is one of those places you MUST see before you die. I am so glad I did. It was amazing.

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Amman

by antistar

Amman is the big, bustling, beating heart of Jordan. It's a great expanse of humanity, stretching out over several hills in square white apartments. It's the heaving hub of the country, and many people stay here and enjoy Jordan. Few spend much time in it, using it as a base, and like many capitals it's noisy, smelly, and choked with traffic.I didn't visit Amman in the end, but passed through it several times. My driver claimed it was beautiful, and while I politely agreed with him, I didn't believe it was. It's not ugly like my home city of Coventry, but it's no beauty. Its shambling whitewashed houses and chaotic streets have a certain charm, but beautiful it is not.

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Qasr al-Kharaneh

by antistar

Qasr al-Kharaneh is one of a number of desert castles east of the capital. Despite its name, it was more likely used as an inn, a lonely oasis in the midst of a vast treeless desert. The building has about 60 rooms, and a small courtyard. You can climb up onto the roof for long views over huge acres of nothingness. Except for the dusty highway and a vacant miltary base there didn't seem to be very much out there at all.The castle was original built by either the Romans or Byzantines, and eventually taken over by the Islamic Ummayads in 710AD. It forms part of the Desert Castle chain, and the next nearest is Castle Amra, about 16km away.

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Al Karak

by antistar

The Crusader stronghold of Kerak was built in the 12th century and was a pivotal part of the defence of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was the focus of many attacks, including the sieges depicted in the movie Kingdom of Heaven. It was started as a means of controlling the local Bedouin herders, and the trade route to Damascus. It finished with its capture by Saladin, after the Battle of Hattin, depicted in the movie, in 1189.It's a classic example of a Crusader castle, mixing European, Byzantine and Arab architecture. It juts out magnificently above the small city below, and its location high in the mountains, about a thousand meters above sea level, affords great views of the rolling hills that surround it. Its position on the Kings Highway also makes the journey to it a breathtaking one.

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Madaba

by antistar

Madaba is a pleasant, relaxed, tolerant and easy-going little town famed for its Byzantine mosaics and being the most Christian town in Jordan. All citizens of Madaba are proud of their Christian heritage, and all are proud of the tolerance between both Christians and Muslims in the city. The centrepiece of this Christian heritage is in the St. George's church with its "Map of Madaba", a map of the Holy Land built of tiny tiles in the floor of the Byzantine church in the 6th century.The city is the perfect location for exploring the Holy Land, and Jordan as a whole, with many of the great sites of the country within easy reach. Mount Nebo, where Moses is believed to have seen the Holy Land for the first time, is just half an hour's drive away, and not much further is Bethany, where Jesus is believed to have been baptised. All of these places can be accessed either by good value taxis, or...

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Jerash

by antistar

Jerash (or Gerasa) is an absolute, gob-stopping, jaw-dropping highlight of any trip to Jordan, as it would be if it were anywhere else on the planet. It's vast, it's amazingly intact, and they've only dug up about a third of the Roman city so far. One Italian I spoke to who'd also visited, told me how he'd been sitting on a pile of dirt, eating his sandwiches, and casually digging around in the dirt, when he'd pulled out a genuine Roman artifact: a small cup.The other amazing aspect of this Roman city is the almost complete lack of tourists. If this were anywhere else in the world, the place would be heaving with tourists; you wouldn't be able to move. Because this is Jordan and the Middle East, and everyone is scared of terrorism, it's almost completely empty. I was even had my own personal viewing of the famous Bedouin Bagpipe duo in the amphitheater. I spent an entire afternoon there,...

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Bethany Site

by Ronza

It is an historical and holy place as this is the place where Jesus was baptized by John. Unfortunately the river is about to disappear coz there isn’t enough water. This same river separates between Jordan and Israel, so while visiting the place you will be just facing Israel and you can see this clearly (just few steps in the river and you can get there but it is forbidden of course). The place where you can directly get in the water was believed to be the baptism point. This was before they discovered the remains of an old baptism place in the Jordanian part, which is now believed to be the place where Jesus and John met.Don’t forget to check the pics.

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Best view

by Ronza

Mount Nebo is the presumed site of Moses death and burial place. It is also known by its location which overlooks a big part of the region including Jordan and Israel. During our visit, the church was closed for renovation.

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Petra Movenpick  Petra

 10 Reviews and 576 Opinions  Called one of the most notable hotels in the Middle East. Lovely hotel, lobby and lounge areas, and... 

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Four Seasons Hotel Amman  Amman

 4 Reviews and 168 Opinions  We stayed overnight at the Four Seasons, on our return trip home to Australia. We were warmly... 

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A: Personally, I would miss out the Dead Sea and do both Wadi Rum and Petra. However, if you are set on the Dead Sea, then Petra is the other choice. I cannot see that... 

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