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Petra
Historical place
Iconic 2000-year-old city, including 45m-high Al Khazneh, carved into the red mountain rock.
4.80 (41.8K reviews)
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Amman Citadel
Historical landmark
Famous archaeological site with remnants of past civilizations, plus several notable buildings.
4.50 (19.6K reviews)
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The Treasury
Historical landmark
Rock-carved temple featuring an elaborate facade & believed to have been a mausoleum.
4.80 (11.6K reviews)
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Umm Qays
Historical landmark
👍👍 This archeological site is in northern Jordan and at one point you overlook the borders of Palestine, Siria, and Lebanon. Very impressive. Very nice restaurant on site. It is a little over two hours north of Amman.
4.40 (5.3K reviews)
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The Monastery
Historical landmark
Venerable rock monastery & spiritual site constructed in 3 B.C. as a monumental Nabataean tomb.
4.90 (3.3K reviews)
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Roman Temple of Hercules
Historical landmark
Historic Roman temple remains dating back to 162-166 CE, with a large sculpture of Hercules' hand.
4.60 (2.3K reviews)
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Al-Siq
Tourist attraction
Natural passage leading visitors through red-rock walls on the way to temples & other sites.
4.80 (1.8K reviews)
10
Shobak Castle - Montreal
Archaeological site
Hilltop site with the stone remains of an 1100s crusader castle, noted for its hidden tunnels.
4.20 (1.7K reviews)
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Pella
Historical place
👍👍 This place is amazing! Just make sure you go on a nice cool day as you will be walking quite a lot! You can park at the visitor center and carry on with your expedition. We also recommend hiking up to the top of tel Al huson. There you will you the many layers of human history this place has seen.
4.20 (740 reviews)
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Nabatean Theatre
Historical landmark
👍👍 Walking a short distance past the Treasury you'll come across the Nabatean Theatre. This massive theatre has been cut into the hillside and is surrounded by nearby sandstone walls littered with ancient tombs. It's worth seeing and it's too far ahead and there's toilets on the way!
Hope to see you...
4.70 (690 reviews)
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Great Temple
Historical landmark
Archaeological ruins of a massive structure covering an area of 1 hectare in the city of Petra.
4.70 (429 reviews)
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Qasr al-Bint
Historical landmark
Part of the sprawling Petra complex, these temple remains feature floral reliefs & ruins of columns.
4.60 (419 reviews)
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Byzantine Church - Petra
Historical place
👍👍 Great history at this place. Lots of walking under the extreme sun. Bring lots of water and sunscreen. Not recommended for the elderly or toddlers. No wheelchair access. Even though there's a pathway that takes you to the top of the fortress, taking the cable car is your best bet.wonder of the ancie...
4.50 (293 reviews)
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Urn Tomb
Historical landmark
Ancient burial chamber & Byzantine church carved out of sandstone cliffs, with a colonnaded terrace.
4.80 (186 reviews)
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Djinn Blocks
Historical landmark
👍 Djinn blocks receive their name due to a Bedouin folkloric belief that certain spirits (“djinn” or genie) inhabit these cubical monuments. The reality is more prosaic, and the blocks are known to have served as tombs or memorials to the dead.
Here, you have three (numbers 7, 8 and 9) of the 25 bloc...
4.60 (143 reviews)
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Winged Lion Temple
Historical landmark
👍👍 Great history at this place. Lots of walking under the extreme sun. Bring lots of water and sunscreen. Not recommended for the elderly or toddlers. No wheelchair access. Even though there's a pathway that takes you to the top of the fortress, taking the cable car is your best bet.wonder of the ancie...
4.20 (74 reviews)