In pictures: Tourist and archaeological places in Jordan that many people don't know

2018-04-15 2018-04-15T12:54:30Z
وداد السعودي
وداد السعودي
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Weather of Arabia - in Jordan there are many famous tourist and archaeological sites that are known far and near, such as: Petra, Jerash, Aqaba, the Dead Sea, Ma'in Baths, Afra Baths, Umm Qais, the Jordanian Hammamet, natural reserves and religious places such as the shrines and shrines of the Companions.

There are also many beautiful tourist places in Jordan that are unknown to many, whether citizens or tourists, and which were rarely mentioned by the media. They are beautiful places and worth a visit, so what are they?

Wadi Zarqa Ma'in

It is considered one of the most important geological valleys, where the sedimentary layers date back to the Cambrian period and to the Triassic period, and the springs are concentrated in the number of about 60 hot water springs in the cabbage unit dating back to the lower Cretaceous period. The valley, while the left side is covered with a layer of newly formed basalt rocks.

The shrine ruin

It is located on a hill in Wadi Al-Laban, branching from Wadi Al-Hasa, which ascends towards the south and parallels the royal road that leads to the city of Tafila in southern Jordan.

Makawer Mountain

"Mount Makawer" is located in Jabal Bani Hamida, at a distance of approximately thirty kilometers in the southwestern side of Madaba, and at a distance of seventy-one kilometers from Amman. We can see the remains of Makawer Castle on the top of a hill. The castle was built in 90 BC by Commander "Alexander Janius".

Hallabat Palace

It is located east of the city of Zarqa, and it is located on a hill at an altitude of 640 meters. Its shape is square, and at every corner there is a prominent tower. Inside the palace, there is a courtyard surrounded by a group of rooms and halls, and it contains tanks for collecting rain water.

A mosque was erected at the southeastern corner of the palace, and archaeological evidence indicates that its construction was Nabataean. As for its apparent ruins, it dates back to the Roman era, and it was completely rebuilt in the Umayyad era.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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