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Amman, the capital of Jordan is a fascinating city of contr ...
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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
Um Al-Jimmal
Um Al- Jimmal is located at the edge of the eastern basalt desert plain. Um Al Jimmal is Nabatean/ Roman/ Byzantine caravan way station where it has a strategic location close to the junction of several ancient routes that linked Jordan with Syria and Iraq.
Um Al- Jimmal is an archaeological city, located about 86km from Amman, near the city of Mafraq near the Syrian-Jordanian border, known as the “Black Oasis” due to the presence of large numbers of black volcanic stones. The history of this city goes back to the Nabataean Roman and Byzantine eras. This city was built in one of the settlements of the ancient Nabatean, using black basalt brick supported by rectangular blocks of basalt, and this city was flourished in the first century BC. In this city, there was the remains of forts incubated inside many churches between large and small, covered or uncovered pools of water, as well as the remains of a Roman military outpost.
There are also traces of the Byzantine churches, also an old mosaic was found in Um Al- Jimmal, which representing the Jordan River with the cities and villages that mentioned in the Bible on its sides. Um Al- Jimmal is rice with large numbers of pools and tubs for private and public use, because the city of Um Al- Jimmal is far from water sources. The newly found some channels to convey water from beneath the earth’s, which believed they used it to getting water by dragging them by these channels from far away.
Historically known as it was a crossroads of roads that linked Palestine, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. Where it is located along a road Tzachan, which for as a station in the middle of the road that connects between Amman and Damascus or Basr and from Azraq to Arabian Peninsula.
Um Al-Jimmal Tours
Here are some popular itineraries that include a visit to Um Al- Jimmal Alternatively, if you would like to include a visit to Um Al- Jimmal on a bespoke touring itinerary to Jordan, take a look at our private tours or drop us an E-mail for specific arrangements.