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Monuments of Jordan

21 listed monuments and heritage sites, ordered by significance: designation, photography and recorded history.

Tentative World Heritage S…12listed sites
World Heritage Site7listed sites
part of UNESCO World Herit…2listed sites
Ramsar site1listed sites
Petra
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Petra
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1

Petra

Wadi Musa, Ma’an
ancient city · 799 BC
World Heritage Site
Petra
Gadara
Photo: Samir I. Sharbaty · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
2

Gadara

Umm Qays, Irbid
polis · 300 BC
Tentative World Heritage Site
Gadara
Jerash
Photo: The original uploader was Freedom's Falcon at Arabic Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
3

Jerash

Jerash, Jerash
city
Tentative World Heritage Site
Jerash
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
4

Qasr Amra

Azraq, Zarqa
château · 712 · Umayyad
World Heritage Site
Qasr Amra
Al Maghtas
Photo: I, Producer · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
5

Al Maghtas

Al Karāmah, Balqa
archaeological site
World Heritage Site
Al Maghtas
Umm ar-Rasas
Photo: Daniel Kirk · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
6

Umm ar-Rasas

Umm ar-Rasas, Amman
archaeological site
World Heritage Site
Umm ar-Rasas
Umm el-Jimal
Photo: Herrmoody at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
7

Umm el-Jimal

Mafraq, Mafraq
human settlement
World Heritage Site
Umm el-Jimal
Dana Biosphere Reserve
Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
8

Dana Biosphere Reserve

Dana, Tafielah
biosphere reserve
Tentative World Heritage Site
Dana Biosphere Reserve
Qasr Mshatta
Photo: © Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
9

Qasr Mshatta

Al Jizah, Amman
castle
Tentative World Heritage Site
Qasr Mshatta
Azraq Wetland Reserve
Photo: Ldud at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
10

Azraq Wetland Reserve

Azraq, Zarqa
nature reserve
Ramsar siteTentative World Heritage Site
Azraq Wetland Reserve
Sanctuary of Agios Lot
Photo: JoTB · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
11

Sanctuary of Agios Lot

Safi, Karak
cave
Tentative World Heritage Site
Sanctuary of Agios Lot
Qasr Bshir
Photo: NH2501 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
12

Qasr Bshir

Al Qaţrānah, Karak
castrum
Tentative World Heritage Site
Qasr Bshir
As-Salt Small Mosque
Photo: Freedom's Falcon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
13

As-Salt Small Mosque

As Salţ, Balqa
mosque · Ottoman
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
As-Salt Small Mosque
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
14

Montréal Castle

Dana, Tafielah
crusader castle · 1115
Tentative World Heritage Site
Montréal Castle
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
15

Salt

As Salţ, Balqa
archaeological site
World Heritage Site
Salt
Mujib Biosphere Reserve
Photo: hikinginjordan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
16

Mujib Biosphere Reserve

Al 'Arid, Madaba
nature reserve
Tentative World Heritage Site
Mujib Biosphere Reserve
Latin Church in As-Salt
Photo: Tarawneh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
17

Latin Church in As-Salt

As Salţ, Balqa
church
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Latin Church in As-Salt
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
18

Pella

Pella, Irbid
archaeological site
Tentative World Heritage Site
Pella
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
19

Abila

Kharjā, Irbid
village in Jordan
Tentative World Heritage Site
Abila
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
20

Al Qastal

Al Jizah, Amman
human settlement
Tentative World Heritage Site
Al Qastal
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
21

Aqaba Marine Reserve

Tala Bay, Aqaba
marine park · 1997
World Heritage Site
Aqaba Marine Reserve
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How sites are protected

DesignationSites with a page
Tentative World Heritage Site12
World Heritage Site7
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site2
Ramsar site1