The discovery of the ruins of old Roman baths during ... head of Jordan's Department of Antiquities. “Amman was one of the biggest Roman cities and it has one of the largest baths ...

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The modern village of Khirbet Ain is located some seven kilometres southwest of Rihab, a hilly area with seasonal springs accessible by roads. “Prominent remains in this region date back to at least ...

AMMAN - Khirbat Ataruz is located 24 kilometres south of the town of Madaba, 10 kilometres west of the village Libb and 3 ...

If you’ve never been to the Middle East, Amman (and Jordan as a whole) is your perfect introduction. Not only was Amman a central crossing point of and the birthplace of several great ...

The haunting sight of smoke columns rising behind the Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek has sparked serious concerns among heritage experts. As Lebanon faces yet another humanitarian disaster, its already ...

Contested by countless emperors and kings in its thousands of years of prominence, Amman’s history of conquest can be traced ...

Besides the ruins of Carthage ... The country also hosts numerous Roman sites like Jerash, Amman Citadel, and Pella. Add that to the iconic ancient city of Umm Qais and Mount Nebo - where Moses ...

Jordan can often be overlooked as a tourist destination in the Middle East; instead, places like Dubai tend to hog the limelight. But look closer, and you’ll see this needn’t be the case.

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