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Yes, we are a small country in capacity, but we are rich in history, civilizations, and natural resources
Jordan is one of the most beautiful Arab countries, and you can’t
know the amount of its beauty until you visit it. It is safe from all the
difficult events taking place in the world and this makes it an ideal place for
tourism and spends a special time.
The Kingdom is characterized by a great variety of tourist
products, despite the small area of Jordan, where historical sites and
archaeological spread from the north, where the archaeological cities of Jerash
and Um Qais passaging through the Jordan Great Rift Valley to the Baptism site,
located near the Jordan River and the lowest point in the world, the Dead Sea.
Farther south where the Red Rose city of Petra “The Nabateans capital and one
of the wonders of the world”. Also, Jordan is very safe and stable, despite to
what is happening in the region.
The tourism resources can be classified
into the following categories:
v Historical
and Archaeological Resources: This category encompasses the remnants of ancient
civilizations that once inhabited the region. Notable sites include the
globally renowned Petra (a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven
Wonders of the World), the Jordan River, Mount Nebo, Madaba, Jerash, Amman, and
various medieval mosques and churches.
v Natural
Resources: This category includes areas characterized by significant landscapes
and seascapes. Notable destinations within this classification are Aqaba, Wadi
Rum, and Natural Reserves that extend across the country.
v Cultural
Resources: This category is primarily focused on cultural experiences,
including shopping districts, galleries, events, handcrafts, and festivals.
v Therapeutic
Resources: Comprising mainly locations like the Dead Sea, as well as areas
featuring waterfalls and hot springs, such as Ma’in Hot Springs and others.
These locations offer therapeutic and rejuvenating experiences for visitors.
Here is an overview of the best places to visit in Jordan
Jerash
Jerash is one of the world’s best-preserved provincial Greco-Roman provincial cities. The Roman city occupies the second place in terms of the tourist importance, heritage and historical origins of the Jordanian cities after Petra; it was hidden under the sand for centuries until it was excavated for its existence and discovered. It has streets, temples, columns, hills and theaters, as well as magnificent gates and towers dated back 6,500 years ago. Certainly when you are traveling in Jordan, you will not regret to visit the old city of Jerash.
This city was founded in 2000 BC and therefore has many impressive monuments, even named "the Thousand Columns City". Jerash is 2000-year-old Greco-Roman ruins and one of the most preserved cities of Decapolis, a union of 10 Greco-Roman cities, when the Emperor Hadrian visited this city in 129 AD. It was filled with the population, where the people built the Victory Arc on the honor of his visit, which still holds up to this day. Who will visit this city, he will see by himself the ingenuity of Roman civilization and the persistence of its effects to this date, such as the Southern Gate or Hadrian's Arch, the Nymphs Trail, the Columns Street or the Cardo, the Southern Theater, the Artemis Temple, the Roman Hippodrome (Circus), the Symposium Square and the Cathedral with the stone gate, the two basins of Jerash, Al Hamidi Mosque and the Umayyad Mosque.
The horse racing arena “This sport field” which once expanded to 15,000 people and do not forget the Theater, which has brilliant stereo system in the middle, also there is a large square between an axis connecting the north and south of Jerash and a street lined with columns by original stones, with traces of old war carriages and shrines filled with ancient fountains, that are shaped like dolphins and various temples.
Jerash Tours
Here are some popular itineraries that include a visit to Jerash Alternatively, if you would like to include a visit to Jerash on a bespoke touring itinerary to Jordan, take a look at our private tours or drop us an E-mail for specific arrangements.