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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1] Jordan accepted the convention on 5 May 1975, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list ...
Jordan: Qasr Bayir (Arabic: قصر بيير), was constructed in 743 AD by Al-Walid II. It is found in the desert of Jordan and it was destroyed in 1931. [15] Qasr Burqu: Jordan: Qasr Burqu' (Arabic: قصر برق), is a set of ruins and an archaeological site in the badia of eastern Jordan and is the site of one of the earliest of the Umayyad ...
This is a list of archaeological sites in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan organised by governorate. Heshbon; Humayma; Jalul; Jerash; Al-Jizah, Jordan; Johfiyeh; Kharaysin; Khatt Shebib; Khirbat Ataruz; Khirbat Faynan; Khirbat Iskandar; Khirbat Nuqayb al-Asaymir; Khirbet edh-Dharih; Khirbet en-Nahas; Khirbet es-Sar; Khirbet et-Tannur; Lehun ...
Petra (Arabic: ٱلْبَتْراء, romanized: Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα, "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean: 𐢛𐢚𐢒 or 𐢛𐢚𐢓𐢈 , *Raqēmō), [3] [4] is a historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit systems, Petra is ...
Most of the structures still visible at the site are from the Roman, Byzantine, and Umayyad periods. [7] The major remains at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace. The Jordan Archaeological Museum was built on the hill in 1951. Though the fortification walls enclose the heart of the site, the ancient ...
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Category: Historic sites in Jordan. 5 languages. ... World Heritage Sites in Jordan (1 C, 8 P) This page was last edited on 27 April 2020, at 00:51 (UTC). ...
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