Umm Qais
This public water fountain, once a two-storey complex with a large covered cistern, has niches for statues of the water goddesses.
Must-see attractions in Jordan
Jerash
On the western side of the cardo maximus is the agora, where people gathered for public meetings around the central fountain.
Jerash
These ruins of a former church are one of the only sites in Jerash to have a few fragments of Byzantine mosaic in situ.
Jordan
A colonnaded hospital dating from the British Mandate period (look for the letters ‘EH’ on the green gate).
Wadi Rum
The Anfaishiyya inscriptions are scratched into the smooth surface of a huge, vertical rock face.
Jordan
A recently restored Ottoman house dating from 1886, now housing a small local-history museum.
Jerash
The circular ruins of this church contain patches of original floor mosaics.
Jordan
This little-visited archaeological site, believed to be the birthplace of the prophet Elijah, gives you just the excuse you need to explore the…
Jordan
If you have a car and are intrigued to know why all roads out of Irbid seem to lead to Yarmouk battleground, follow the signs northeast towards the…
Mt Nebo
Amateur archaeologists will like Tell Hesban, 9km north of Madaba. Over the centuries this strategic hill has been a Bronze Age settlement, a Hellenistic…
Jordan
The minimal ruins of this Roman temple date from the end of the 3rd century AD (two niches contained statues of the Roman emperors Diocletian and…
Umm Qais
The decumanus maximus continues west of the main site for 1km or so, leading to some ruins of limited interest, including baths, mausoleums and gates…
Amman
Built in AD 191, this elaborate public fountain was once a large, two-storey complex with water features, mosaics, stone carvings and possibly a 600-sq…
Madaba
Built in the late 19th century as the administrative centre of the Ottomans, this grand old building was subsequently used as the headquarters of the…
Jordan
Encompassing a range of insects and stuffed animals and birds, as well as rocks from the region, this may not be to everybody’s taste, but it's a good…
Amman
Ad Deir is a facade cut into the rock of a hillside about 4km west of Wadi As Seer on the road to Iraq Al Amir village. It most likely served as an…
Jerash
These ruins of a former church are extremely modest, but they're pretty when overgrown with spring wildflowers.
Umm Qais
This small mosque, no longer consecrated, is at the heart of the old Ottoman village of Umm Qais.
