Archaeological Sites in Jordan

14 curated sites · 7000 BC – 1 AD

City/town/settlement in Jordan (6)

Al-Rabba Roman and Byzantine Ruins

Al-Rabba (ancient Areopolis) is a Roman and Byzantine temple complex in Jordan's Karak Governorate, with remains dating from the 1st to 5th century AD. The site features minimal…

City/town/settlement · Undated

Pella

Pella was an ancient city in what is now northwest Jordan, and contains ruins from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Canaanite, Hellenistic and Islamic periods.…

City/town/settlement · 4500 - 3000 BC

Petra

Petra, originally called Raqmu by its Nabataean inhabitants, served as the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom and a major center of caravan trade. The city is renowned for its…

City/town/settlement · 500 BC - 1 AD

The Archaeological Site of Jerash

Jerash, ancient Gerasa, is one of the best-preserved Greco-Roman cities in the world, earning the nickname 'Pompeii of the Middle East'. Settled from the Neolithic period (c. 7500…

City/town/settlement · < 4500 BC

Umm el-Jimal

The ruins of an ancient village lie in the midst of modern Umm el-Jimal. The ruins date from the Nabataean through the Abbasid periods. The Nabataean peoples were the first to…

City/town/settlement · 1 - 500 AD

Umm Qays

The site of ancient Gadara, a major Greco-Roman Decapolis city in northeastern Jordan overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Founded in the Hellenistic period, it fell to the Seleucids…

City/town/settlement · 500 BC - 1 AD

Temple complex in Jordan (2)

Ad-Deir

A monumental building carved out of rock in Petra, Jordan. The monument is approximately 2,000 years old.

Temple complex · 1 - 500 AD

Roman Temple of Hercules

The Temple of Hercules, also known as the Great Temple of Amman, is a Roman temple complex located on the Amman Citadel in Jordan, dating from the 2nd century AD. It was the…

Temple complex · 1 - 500 AD

Castle/palace in Jordan (1)

Qasr Al-Abed

Qasr al-Abd is a large Hellenistic palace built in the first quarter of the second century BCE (c. 200-175 BCE) by the Tobiads, a prominent Jewish family during the Second Temple…

Castle/palace · 500 BC - 1 AD

Cave Structures in Jordan (1)

Lot's Cave

The Monastery of St Lot is a Byzantine-period monastic site near the Dead Sea in Jordan, at the entrance to a natural cave, which Catholics believed to have been the one where Lot…

Cave Structures · 4500 - 3000 BC

Fortress/citadel in Jordan (1)

Amman Citadel

The Amman Citadel is considered to be among the world's oldest continuously inhabited places. While archaeological discoveries have been made at many sites within modern Amman,…

Fortress/citadel · 3000 - 1500 BC

Monument in Jordan (1)

Roman Nymphaeum Amman

The Nymphaeum is a partially preserved Roman public fountain in Amman, Jordan. The Nymphaeum was located next to the Seil Amman, a stream that dried up in the 20th century. It is…

Monument · 1 - 500 AD

Natural feature in Jordan (1)

al-Siq

The Siq is the main entrance to the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in southern Jordan. Also known as Siqit, it is a dim, narrow gorge (in some points no more than 3 metres (10 ft)…

Natural feature · 500 BC - 1 AD

Theatre in Jordan (1)

Odeon Theatre

The Odeon Theatre in Amman, Jordan, is a small 2nd-century Roman theatre located adjacent to the larger Roman Theatre in the city's historic downtown.

Theatre · 1 - 500 AD

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