Best places: Historic sites in Sweileh, Jordan

Iconic 2000-year-old city, including 45m-high Al Khazneh, carved into the red mountain rock.

Rock-carved temple featuring an elaborate facade & believed to have been a mausoleum.

Natural passage leading visitors through red-rock walls on the way to temples & other sites.

👍👍 Like said it is one of the best preserved Roman architecture outside Italy. Very beautiful and amazing!

Visitors can tour this 12th-century fortress with interpretive displays & a gift shop.

👍 One of the most outstanding monuments at the Jerash archaeological site. The temple was a tribute to Artemis, the patron goddess of the city and also the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity.

Famous archaeological site with remnants of past civilizations, plus several notable buildings.

Sacred spot dedicated to Jesus on the Jordan River, with hermits' caves, monastery ruins & churches.

Ancient burial chamber & Byzantine church carved out of sandstone cliffs, with a colonnaded terrace.

👍👍 The Palace Tomb is for me one of the most impressive "buildings" in Petra. Especially, because nobody knows what it's been used for. It's just mysterious. No signs of graves or burials have been discovered.

👍👍 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...

Ruins of an ancient fortress, thought to be the site of John the Baptist’s imprisonment & execution.

👍 One of the decapolis Roman cities, this place is rich with history with an amazing and active water system in a dry and somewhat baron corner of Jordan. A new museum and tourism effort are under way in this seldom visited corner of Jordan. The ruins are precisely that and need the help of a guide...

👍👍 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.

👍👍 Our journey to that place will be one of our bests adventures in the Jordan, o maybe even in our lives. It's really hard to describe how awesome it was. No tourists, just us and the local people you can meet. It's possible to drive near the castle however it can be problematic for weaker cars. But i...

😐 Tell Deir 'Alla is the archaeological mound where the renowned Balaam Inscription was found. It covers the periods from the Middle Bronze Age to the Iron Age II. The archaeological excavations started in 1960 and lasted many decades. A great deal of the mound was uncovered in the process. Today how...

👍👍 This tomb is a little different from others because of the slight Roman touch. It is huge and beautiful. Inside the tomb, the exposed carved rock has bands of amazing colors that make it seem out of this world. It's a little ahead of the Royal tombs but worth the walk.

👍 ransport inside petra: 20jd return to Treasure's point and 40jd to Basin's area + I don't know the price of donkey going to Monastery. Travel time by walks and taking a pictures from the gate to Monastery around 6-8 hours. This place is side by side with Royal tombs, all in one complex

👍👍 موقع تاريخي يحكي فترة سيطرة الرومان على البلاد العربيه وتحكمها بالتجارة من خلال حلف الديكابوليس وحماية طريق التجارة تراجان وبالقرب منه ينبع عين ماء اذرح الذي يعد من اقدم عيون الماء في المنطقه