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Amman City Tour are you looking for Amman city tour? definitely, we provide these kinds of tour but before that, you should know what you gonna see. let's introduce brief details what you will visit. The Citadel The citadel is a colorful site, rich in history and boasts a unique sunset overlooking the Roman Amphitheatre in Amman. Amman Citadel stands as the guardian of ancient civilizations that left vestiges inside its 1,700-metre-long wall that dates to the Bronze Age. Used as a rampart protecting the ancient capital of the Ammonites, Rabbath-Ammon — present-day Amman The Jordan Tourism Board said Amman Citadel receives more than 125,000 visitors each year. You cannot find a place with so many civilizations that left their marks in a single location. The citadel has this unique diversity that ranges from Assyrians to Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, as well as the Umayyad and Ayyubid dynasties, a truly unique experience The Roman Temple of Hercules that

The world’s oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.  Located in the Church of Saint George in Madaba, Jordan, the Madaba Mosaic Map is the world’s oldest glimpse into the cartography of the Middle East during biblical times.  This tilemap is the oldest known geographic floor mosaic in existence, depicting the Middle East during the height of the Byzantine period.  Installed sometime during the late 6th century CE, much of the map’s tiles have been chipped away or been destroyed but a large contiguous piece of the map still exists illustrating both locations and names ranging from geographic features to cities.  The mosaic covers lands from Egypt to Lebanon, including sites such as Bethlehem and Gethsemane, but the gem of the mosaic is the detailed representation of the city of Jerusalem.  The Jerusalem portion of the map shows a number of specific structures and street in the city such as the Damascus Gate, the Church o

Attraction Sites In Madaba St. John the Baptist church Location: Prs. Haya St., Madaba its a catholic church built in the early 20th century. that later transformed into an intriguing destination for visitors and pilgrims. you will see an interesting well dating to Moabite era.. 3000 years ago and is still operational in addition to a fascinating photographs dating from 1902 to 1911 also, there is a similar match of the mosaics of umm ar rasas Madaba Mosaic Map its a Greek orthodox church dated back to 19 century. also, it’s a small church located in the middle of the city.the ancient mosaic map of the holy land is the main attraction here.its not included in the Jordan pass entrance fee: 1 JOD /  0.70 US. Madaba Archaeological Park It’s an archaeological park in Madaba opened in 1990. it includes extension of the paved Roman street. which flank by the church of martyrs, locally known as the church of Al-Khader.  Church of the Apostles This insignificant-lookin

Madaba Location: In Jordan, 30 Km South of the capital Amman On the Kings Highway Age: Back to the Bronze Age. Historical Fact About Madaba: 1. Roman And Byzantine empires ruled Madaba from 2nd to 7th centuries, During This Time the city formed part of the Rome's Arabian Province that built by the Roman emperor Trajan to replace the Nabatean kingdom of Petra. 2. The Region around Madaba Has been inhabited for around 4500 years. 3. Chronology of Madaba - Fourth millennium B.C. In the early Bronze Age  (3300 - 2000 B.C.). - 9th - 7th century B.C. As part of the kingdom of Moab. - 2nd / 1st century B.C. The Ammonites had conquered Madaba in  165 B.C.  but lost it again to the Hasmonean Hyrcanus I around  110 B.C. 30 B.C . Herod, vassal king of the Roman Empire, occupied Madaba in the war against the Nabataeans. - 2nd / 3rd century A.D. The Roman Emperor Trajan  (ruled 98 - 117 A.D.). - 4th century - Christianity After the Constantinian shift a

Mount Nebo According to the Bible, Mount Nebo Is The Mountain On which the prophet Moses was died after he shown the  promised land . Mount Nebo Considered a top attraction in Jordan because of its religious and historical significance. There is a large collection of ancient mosaics. This Place should be on your must-see list if you want to experience history. The Religious Significant for all religion Islam —-> This Place has sanctity for Muslims as it contains the Tomb of Moses ( Peace be upon him ). Christians —-> they believe that Moses saw the land that God promised him while standing on mount Nebo and they also, believed that he had died in this land and buried there and in reverence for this place. for this belief, a complex of churches tombs, mosaic painting, and a temple was built and considered as the shrine of Moses. Jews —-> the word Nebo the land of Nebo is mentioned In the Torah and is considered by the Jewish a forbidden land and Moses has

Machaerus  Introduction is a hill in southwest of Madaba, overlooking the Dead sea and protect on three sides by deep ravines. Machaerus also, known as a traditional site of the execution of John the baptist This Fortress was  Built-In the First Time by the Hasmonean ruler Alexander Jannaeus (103 – 76 BC ). His Widow Alexandra store her treasure in the fortress, but unfortunately, the Roman destroy it in 63 BC. It restore then by Herod the Great (37-4 BC). Machaerus fortress built to protect Jerusalem on the eastern side of the Jordan river Upon Herod’s death, his son Herod Antipas inherit the fortress and it is from here that he order John the Baptist to be beheaded after Salome’s fateful dance of the seven veils. The Dance of the seven veils: The Dance of the Seven Veils is Salome’s dance performed before Herod II. It is an elaboration on the biblical story of the execution of John the Baptist, which refers to Salome dancing before the king, but does not give the dance