Pella

Pella (Tabaqat Fahl) is an ancient city in the eastern foothills of the north Jordan Valley, continuously inhabited for over 6,000 years with the earliest settlers arriving around 7500 BC. First mentioned in 19th-century BCE Egyptian execration texts, it became part of the Decapolis league of Hellenistic cities from 63 BC. The Romans resettled Pella in the 2nd century AD and developed it into a thriving economic center. Archaeological remains include Middle and Late Bronze Age temples, a Roman theatre, baths, Byzantine churches, and an Islamic quarter with a mosque. The site is on Jordan's UNESCO tentative list.