Umm ar-Rasas Umm al-Rasas(also spelled Umm ar-Rasas and Um er-Rasas) is an important archaeological site that was declared a World Heritage Site in 2004. Its structures date from the 3rd to 9th centuries and most have not yet been excavated. The site is especially known for its magnificent Byzantine mosaics, which have been uncovered in […]

Umayyad Palace of Amman The Umayyad palace is located inside what is known as the Citadel. Locals refer to it as Jabal al-Qal’a, as the site is located on one of Amman’s many hills (jabals in Arabic). Most of the directions in Amman will reference one of the hills in the city. While most visitors venture to […]

Tel Mar Elias “Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” — I Kings 17:1. One of the five sites officially recognized by the Vatican and […]

Petra The city of Petra, capital of the Nabataean Arabs, is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. it is Located 240 km south of the capital Amman and 120 km north of the red sea town of Aqaba, Petra the world wonder, is undoubtedly Jordan’s most valuable treasure and greatest tourist […]

Madaba This tile map is the oldest known geographic floor mosaic in existence, depicting the Middle East during the height of the Byzantine period. Just 30 km from Amman, along the 5,000-year-old Kings´ Highway, is one of the most memorable places in the Holy Land. After passing through a string of ancient sites, the first […]

Lots Cave God sent all the Prophets to their people with one message, to worship God alone and not to associate anything or anyone with Him. However, God sent Prophet Muhammad to all of humankind. Although his message was the same, he came with a new law, one to cover all people, in all places, […]

Lady of the Mount Our Lady of the Mount in Anjara is another sacred site in Jordan. One of the five sites officially recognized by the Vatican and all Christian denominations in the world since the turn of the third millennium. Anjara is located in the hills of Gilead east of the Jordan valley, where […]

Es-Salt Just north Amman, in Jordan’s Balqa Government, is a city that has been inhabited since at least the Chalcolithic period. The ancient town of Es-Salt is home to remarkable Ottoman architecture, the legendary location of the prophet Job’s interment, and streets so narrow and winding that for some residents trash collection is done via […]

Bethany The most important places associated with the lives of Jesus and John the Baptist. Less than 2 kms east of the Jordan River is one of the most important places associated with the lives of Jesus and John the Baptist (pbut), the settlement of Bethany, or Al-Maghtas in Arabic, where John lived and baptized. John […]