229Sites
Ancient sites in Jordan
229 places of the ancient world in Jordan: cities and settlements 118, forts and camps 45, temples and sanctuaries 18, bridges, road stations and ports 13, archaeological sites 11. Most often first recorded: Roman period.
118Cities and settlements
18Temples and sanctuaries
2Villas and houses
6Eras
Where the ancient sites are
Before 750 BCArchaic periodHellenistic periodRoman periodLate AntiquityMiddle Ages
When they first appear
Before 750 BC38
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC7
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC52
Roman period30 BC – AD 30096
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 64015
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 14534
By kind
Cities and settlements118
Forts and camps45
Temples and sanctuaries18
Bridges, road stations and ports13
Archaeological sites11
Aqueducts and baths10
Tombs and cemeteries7
Theatres and amphitheatres5
Villas and houses2
The best-known sites
PetraSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages · World Heritage
Wadi MusaAl-KhaznehTomb or cemetery · Roman period · World Heritage
Wadi MusaAramauaSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
RammUmm el-JimalSettlement · Roman period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
Umm al JimālAg. LotTemple or sanctuary · Late Antiquity · World Heritage
SafiCastra MefaaFort · Roman period – Late Antiquity · World Heritage
Umm ar-RasasQuseir AmraVilla · Middle Ages · World Heritage
Gerasa / Antiochia ad ChrysorhoamSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
JerashAmman / PhiladelpheiaSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages
AmmanMadabaSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
MadabaAelana / AilaSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages
AqabaAbila Dekapoleos / SeleukeiaSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
KharjāAuaraSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
Al ḨumaymahPella / Berenice / PhilippeiaSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages
PellaAreopolisSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
RabbaBetthorusSettlement · Late Antiquity
Al LajjūnCharacmobaSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages
Qīr MoāvEsbousSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
HeshbonPhainoSettlement · Roman period – Late Antiquity
Al ManşūrahGadara / PompeiaSettlement · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
Umm QaysAdrou / AugustopolisFort · Roman period – Late Antiquity
AdhruḩDibonSettlement · Roman period – Late Antiquity
DhibanTell Um Hammad SharqiSettlement · Before 750 BC
‘Izbat al BishārātKapitoliasSettlement · Roman period – Late Antiquity
ḨakamāRegions
Every site