Snigdha TiwariAre you planning a trip to Jordan?
Home to the famed archaeological site of Petra, the Nabatean capital dating to around 300 B.C., Jordan is an Arab nation on the east bank of the Jordan River which is defined by ancient monuments, nature reserves, and seaside resorts.
The landscapes of Jordan are quite different from any other place in the world: 90% of its territory is occupied by deserts and semi-deserts.
Jordan is an adventurer’s paradise that offers visitors a chance to learn about its rich history and culture, glimpse at some of the most spectacular sights in the world, and get in touch with magnificent natural wonders like the amazing ancient city of Petra, Wadi Rum and so on.
Explore the rugged landscape from the back of a Jeep, ride a camel, or take a hike: no matter how you go, you won’t be disappointed by this remote wonderland.
Let’s find out some of the incredible places to explore while you’re in Jordan.
Here are the 6 Incredible Places To Visit In Jordan.
1. Petra
Petra is a famous archaeological site in Jordan’s southwestern desert, dating to around 300 B.C., it was the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom.
Accessed via a narrow canyon called Al Siq that contains tombs and temples carved into pink sandstone cliffs, earning its nickname, the “Rose City.”
Perhaps its most famous structure is 45m-high Al Khazneh, a temple with an ornate, Greek-style facade, and known as The Treasury.
The ancient city of Petra is one of Jordan’s national treasures and by far it’s the best-known tourist attraction that is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site that enchants visitors from all corners of the globe.
Much of Petra’s appeal comes from its spectacular setting deep inside a narrow desert gorge.
Petra is without a doubt Jordan’s most valuable treasure and greatest travel attraction.
It is a vast, unique city, carved into the sheer rock face by the Nabataeans, an industrious Arab people who settled here more than 2000 years ago.
2.Wadi Rum
Featuring dramatic sandstone mountains like the many-domed Jebel Um Ishrin, and natural arches such as Burdah Rock Bridge, Wadi Rum is a protected desert wilderness in southern Jordan.
The landscapes of Jordan are quite different from any other place in the world whose 90% of its territory is occupied by deserts and semi-deserts.
The most remarkable one is Wadi Rum, the place that remained untouched by time and civilizations.
For thousands of years, this place had been exposed to the wind and sun that consequently created the rocks, arches, walls, and canyons of the most extraordinary forms.
An adventurer’s paradise – Wadi Rum is a crown jewel of Jordan’s ancient desert.
So, explore the rugged landscape from the back of a Jeep, ride a camel, or take a hike no matter how you go, you won’t be disappointed by this remote wonderland.
3. Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo is an elevated ridge in Jordan, approximately 710 m. above sea level that is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as the place where Moses was granted a view of the Promised Land where the view from the summit provides a panorama of the Holy Land and, to the north, a more limited one of the valley of the River Jordan.
Located just outside of the city of Madaba, Mount Nebo is a top attraction in Jordan due to its religious and historical significance that boasts a large collection of ancient mosaics amongst other artifacts.
It still offers an amazing panoramic view over areas of the Dead Sea, the West Bank, the Jordan River, and even Jerusalem.
Travelers to Mount Nebo will see preserved mosaics uncovered from archaeological digs dating back to the 6th century.
So if you want to experience history, this should be on your “must-see” list.
4. Amman Citadel
The Amman Citadel is a historical site at the center of downtown Amman, Jordan.
Known in Arabic as Jabal al-Qal’a, the L-shaped hill is one of the seven jabals that originally made up Amman.
This historic site comprises a 1700 meter wall that dates back to the Bronze Age, the iconic Temple of Hercules, and the Umayyad Palace.
The city of Amman was originally known as Rabbath Ammon which translated as the royal ancient city of the Ammonites. The Ammonites were those who lived in the kingdom during the Iron Age. The area of the citadel dates back as far as the Bronze Age.
The Citadel boasts a diverse range of previous inhabitants: Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, as well as Umayyad and Ayyubid dynasties, and of course, this is a paradise for everyone else who loves history.
Amman Citadel is one of those places in the world that no era of history has left untouched and with so many significant landmarks located one site, the Amman Citadel is arguably one of the best places to visit in Amman.
5. Qasr Amra
Qasr Amra, also transcribed as Quseir Amra or Qusayr Amra, is the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan that was built early in the 8th century, sometime between 723 and 743, by Walid Ibn Yazid, the future Umayyad caliph Walid II, whose dominance of the region was rising at the time.
Qasr Amra is an early 8th century Umayyad building known for its well-preserved wall paintings which are considered one of the most important examples of early Islamic art and architecture that earned itself UNESCO World Heritage site status in 1985 because of its famous frescoes.
The most outstanding features of this small pleasure palace are the reception hall and the hammam, both richly decorated with figurative murals that reflect the secular art of the time, so don’t miss to visit while you’re in Jordon.
6. Dead Sea
The Dead Sea bordering Israel, the West Bank and Jordan is a salt lake whose banks are more than 400m below sea level, the lowest point on dry land whose famously hypersaline water makes floating easy, and its mineral-rich black mud is used for therapeutic and cosmetic treatments at area resorts.
The surrounding desert offers many oases and historic sites which is the lowest point on earth, surrounded by the stunning landscape of the Negev Desert.
At the Dead Sea, people famously cover themselves in the mineral-rich mud and float in the salty waters at the beaches which line the shores of the Dead Sea which is worth visiting while you’re in Jordan.
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