Abila in the dicapolis, is one of the 10 docapolis alliance at roman era. Some of Its ruins stay witnessing that era of more than 2500 years ago, such as the theater, the temple ( church) and other sites.

Fantastic site with some steep slopes for exploration. Roman/Jewish/Christian/Muslim site.

Fantastic site! Lots of cool buildings and churches to explore, an old Roman bridge, plus many tombs in the eastern section. It's especially notable for the 5 churches discovered from the byzantine era. It's still an active archaeological site, and on the northern hill you can see a fascinating trench 15m deep with pottery sticking out from each era from early Islamic all the way back to the Iron age. Much more enjoyable than the more touristic sites like Jerash or Umm Qays; here you feel like an archaeologist. It's very difficult to reach by public transport, though allegedly there are buses from Irbid north station which pass nearby. I ended up taking a bus to nearby, then walking 1 hr through some olive groves (a pleasant walk); and on return hitch-hiking back to Irbid.

I was the only tourist in my 3 hovers there. Not many tourists there anyway. The real Jordan. on the way to there You can see a real roman road iand a bridge in its original condition 👌🏻

Very beautiful site freely accessible. Too bad it isn't highlighted. History is written in stone. At every step we tread on shards of pottery, we find pieces of mosaic. Visit to recommend. Parking at the top, walk down. The police monitor the site from time to time.

Wow, this is a rare gem. Not many people know about this place which means it has not been ransacked or vandalized in any major way. We parked our car by the top of the hill and walked down to the site to avoid driving on the dirt road. Initially we thought there wasn’t much to this place but the site is deceptively large. It includes a bunch of different buildings scattered throughout the hills from different eras and empires. A lot of the buildings still are under rubble which kind of takes from the experience a little. You can barely make out some of the old buildings but for the most part you need a strong imagination. Not a lot of litter or graffiti in the site which is a plus. Few tourists make it here which means you will probably have the site to yourself. We didn’t pay anything to check out the place. All throughout the site are pieces of broken pottery likely dating back to ancient times.

Abila in the Decapolis.. a place fragrant with the fragrance of history rooted in the folds of the northern district of Bani Kenana district, administratively affiliated with the Irbid Governorate in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.. This historical city is charming with all its wonderful archaeological details spread over wide areas in this region.. and these antiquities It includes an entire archaeological city, decorated with mosaic drawings, in addition to the beauty of both black and white columns. It is an integrated archaeological city, but unfortunately it lacks a lot of attention from the competent authorities. There are also many archaeological sites in our good country, but they lack internal and external tourism components. .

This location is out of this world!!! I can’t believe that such a city still exists and it was a lot of fun. There was a guy making a documentary about this location running around, so stay tuned for that!

A distinctive tourist place

Valuable antiquity in Jordan's north

Great undescovered city

Nice

Amazing place full with history and beauty.

Good place for hiking. And the historical site is great.

Nice historical place

One of the Decapolis. The least protected one but it is now being excavated by Americans.

Interesting ruins and beautiful landscape. No signage at all

They didn't let us go past 4:30, and on top of that, they were coming from far away places and they didn't let us in.