Archaeological sites in Jordan

Jerash or Jarash (, ; , , ) is a city in northern Jordan. The city is the administrative center of the Jerash Governorate, and has a population of 50,745 as of 2015. It is located 30.0 miles (48.3 kms) north of the capital city Amman.

Al-Karak (), in English sources often simply Karak, is a city in Jordan known for its medieval castle, the Kerak Castle. The castle is one of the three largest castles in the region, the other two being in Syria. Al-Karak is the capital city of the Karak Governorate.

Madaba (; Biblical Hebrew: Mēḏəḇāʾ; ) is the capital city of Madaba Governorate in central Jordan, with a population of about 60,000. It is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of the Holy Land. Madaba is located south-west of the capital Amman.

mountain in Jordan

Al-Maghtas ( ), officially known as Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan", is an archaeological World Heritage Site in Jordan, on the east bank of the Jordan River, reputed to be the location of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist and venerated as such since at least the Byzantine period. The place has also been referred to as Bethabara () and historically Bethany () or Bethany Beyond the Jordan (see below).

Jordanian archeological site

crusader castle in Shoubak, Jordan

human settlement in Jordan

town in Jordan

Machaerus (Μαχαιροῦς, from [a sword]; ; ) was a Hasmonean hilltop palace and desert fortress, rebuilt by Herod and now in ruins, in the village of Mukawir in modern-day Jordan. The site is located southeast of the mouth of the Jordan River on the eastern side of the Dead Sea.

archaeological site in Jordan

280px|thumb|Tell Hesban Heshbon (also Hesebon, Esebon, Esbous, Esbus; , , Ḥešbōn, ) were at least two different ancient towns located east of the Jordan River in what is now the Kingdom of Jordan, historically within the territories of ancient Ammon.

archaeological site in Amman

town in Jordan

human settlement in Jordan

Sakib (; ), is a city in northwestern Jordan, administratively part of Jerash Governorate. The 2015 census recorded its population as 11,586. The town is situated approximately west of the city of Jerash and from Amman city centre.

ancient Roman theatre in Amman, Jordan

Gadara ( or ; ), in some texts Gedaris, was an ancient Hellenistic city in what is now Jordan, for a long time member of the Decapolis city league, a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see.

Capitolias () was an ancient city east of the Jordan River, and is identified with the modern village of Beit Ras in the Irbid Governorate in northern Jordan. Anciently it was a town of Coele-Syria.

city in Balqa Governorate, Jordan

ancient city

human settlement in Jordan

Archaeological site in Jordan

human settlement

Ancient Roman odeon in Amman, Jordan

building in Iraq al-Amir, Jordan

hill in Jordan

Prehistoric archaeological site in Jordan

thumb|Areas B, E, and TU 2 thumb|Walls in Area TU 2 '''Ba'ja''' () is a Neolithic village north of Petra, Jordan. Like the nearby site of Basta, the settlement was built in c. , during the PPNB (Pre-Pottery Neolithic B) period. Ba'ja lies at an altitude of approximately , and is only accessible with a climbing route through a narrow, steep canyon. It is one of the largest neolithic villages in the Jordan area.

human settlement in Jordan

church building in Aqaba, Jordan

Gharandal () is a town in the Tafilah Governorate in southern Jordan, located about south-southeast of the governorate capital Tafilah. It is identified with Arindela (), a town in the late Roman province of Palaestina Salutaris, also called Palaestina Tertia.

byzantine-period monastic site

archaeological site in Jordan

Johfiyeh () also spelled Johfiyah, Juhfiyah or Juhfiyeh, is a historical village in northern Jordan, located 80 kilometers north of the capital Amman and about 7.5 km southwest of the city Irbid. It had a population of 4251 and the most populated family is Talafha.

archaeological site in Jordan

thumb|Overview of Numeira, looking west thumb|Early Bronze III destruction level at Numeira, inside the east gate Numeira (also an-Numayra) is an archaeological site in Jordan near the southern Dead Sea. The site has substantial Early Bronze Age remains.

roman nymphaeum in Amman

Archaeological site in Jordan

Humayma () also spelled Humeima and Humaima, is the modern name of ancient Hawara. Hawara was a trading post in southern Jordan that was founded by the Nabataean king Aretas III in the early first century BC. It is located 45 km to the south of the Nabataean capital Petra and 55 km to the north of the Red Sea port town of Aqaba.

thumb|right|Part of Betthorus, 2009

Udhruh (; transliteration: Udhruḥ, Ancient Greek Adrou, Άδρου), also spelled Adhruh, is a town in southern Jordan, administratively part of the Ma'an Governorate. It is located east of Petra. It is the center of the Udhruh Subdistrict. In 2015, the town had a population of 1,700 and the subdistrict had a population of 8,374.

archaeological site in Jordan

Copper mine in Jordan

archaeological site in northern Jordan

Jalul is an archaeological site and small village in the Amman Governorate in northwestern Jordan.

archaeological site in Jordan

human settlement in Jordan

archaeological site in Jordan

archaeological site in Jordan

ammonite or Roman tower in Amman, Jordan

archaeological site in Jordan