Jordan UNESCO sites (with map)
Nabatean, Ummayad, early Christian and Ottoman sites fill Jordan’s UNESCO site list, plus two nature reserves. Use the map or the list below to go to the individual articles for each World Heritage site. At the bottom is a list of the sites on UNESCO’s Tentative list.
Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)
A place of pilgrimage where, in Christian belief, John the Baptist baptised Jesus.
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.
Aqaba Marine Reserve
As-Salt – The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa’a)
Umm Al-Jimāl
Jordan’s Tentative List
Cultural sites
- The Jordanian ḥarrah
- Jerash Archaeological City (Ancient Meeting Place of East and West)
- The Sanctuary of Agios Lot, At Deir ‘Ain ‘Abata
- Al Qastal (Settlement)
- Shaubak Castle (Montreal)
- Qasr Bshir (a Roman Castellum)
- Pella (Modern Tabaqat Fahil)
- Qasr Al-Mushatta
- Abila City (Modern Qweilbeh)
- Gadara (Modern Um Qeis or Qays)
Natural sites
- Mujib Nature Reserve
Mixed sites
- Dana Biosphere Reserve
- Azraq