Jordan

Nabatean, Ummayad, early Christian and Ottoman sites fill Jordan’s UNESCO site list, plus a single nature reserve. Use the map or the list below to go to the individual articles for each site.

Petra
A 2000-year-old Nabatean archeological site with hundreds of tombs and temples carved from sandstone cliffs.

Quseir Amra
An 8th-century desert castle with unusual Umayyad-period frescoes.

Wadi Rum Protected Area
A desert landscape known for its beauty as well as its archeological importance.

As-Salt – The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality

Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)

Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa’a)

Umm Al-Jimāl