Destinations

The city’s golden age came under Roman rule and the site is now generally acknowledged to be one of the best preserved Roman provincial towns in the world. Hidden for centuries in sand before being excavated and restored over the past 70 years, Jerash reveals.

Ajlun Castle (Qal’at Ar-Rabad) was built by Saladin’s general in 1184 AD to control the iron mines of Ajlun, and to counter the progress of the Crusaders by dominating the three main routes leading to the Jordan Valley and protecting the communication routes.

Renowned in its time as a cultural center, Gadara (known today as Umm Qais), was the home of several classical poets and philosophers, including Theodorus, founder of a rhetorical school in Rome. Known for its black stone basalt, it is perched on a splendid.