Set up to host occasional cultural events, Beit Arar is located off Al Hashemi St in a superb old Damascene-style house. The rooms are set around a courtyard paved with volcanic black stones, and there are photo displays on Arar, one of Jordan’s finest poets, as well as some of his manuscripts.
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Located in a stunning old villa of basaltic rock that's located just behind the town hall, this museum is an interesting diversion. Built in 1886 by the…
2. Jordan Natural History Museum
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3. Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
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This small mosque, no longer consecrated, is at the heart of the old Ottoman village of Umm Qais.
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