Wikipedia — Jordan Travel Guide
336 articles about travel to Jordan — destinations, practical guides, culture, nature and traveller Q&A — in your language.
The Mujib Bridge Viewpoint
Where the King's Highway crosses Wadi Mujib, the modern bridge spans a canyon nearly a kilometre deep — one of Jordan's most jaw-dropping viewpoints, with the reservoir glittering far below. There are safe pull-offs on …
Read more → DestinationsThe Umm Frouth Rock Bridge
The Umm Frouth Rock Bridge is Wadi Rum's second-famous arch — lower than Burdah and easily climbed by most visitors for the classic standing-on-the-bridge photograph with the desert beyond. It is a standard jeep tour st…
Read more → DestinationsRakhabat Canyon
Rakhabat Canyon is a long, shaded corridor between Jebel Rakhabat's walls, where camel treks and jeep routes pass Nabataean inscriptions and cool rock in the heat of the day. It links the village area with the southern …
Read more → DestinationsThe Um Ishrin Dunes
The dunes at the foot of Jebel Um Ishrin are Wadi Rum's signature sands — deep red, fine-grained and perfect for barefoot climbing, sandboarding and the classic photographs against the massif. Camps nearby light fires a…
Read more → DestinationsLawrence's House
Lawrence's House is the ruined stone dwelling at the foot of Jebel Rum, long associated with T.E. Lawrence, who used the area during the 1917 Arab Revolt. Its shell stands alone against the massif. It is a short jeep st…
Read more → DestinationsPella (Tabaqat Fahl)
Pella, the ancient Tabaqat Fahl, lies in the lush foothills of the Jordan Valley, with a long mound, a Roman theatre, Byzantine churches and an Ottoman village all in one green site. It is wonderfully quiet compared to …
Read more → DestinationsUmm el-Jimal
Umm el-Jimal, the 'Oasis of Black Stones', is a vast village of basalt houses, towers, churches and Roman barracks, inhabited from Nabataean to Byzantine times and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can wander …
Read more → DestinationsIrbid
Irbid is Jordan's second city and its university capital — a lively, youthful base near Umm Qais, Pella and the Yarmouk gorge, with museums, markets and a strong café culture. The Dar as-Saru museum holds regional archa…
Read more → DestinationsThe Jerash Hippodrome
The Jerash Hippodrome, a vast oval arena beside Hadrian's Arch, once held 15,000 spectators for chariot races — and today hosts live reenactments with drivers in Roman dress thundering around the track. Show times are p…
Read more → DestinationsThe Oval Plaza of Jerash
The Oval Plaza is Jerash's signature space — a unique elliptical forum ringed by 56 Ionic columns, linking the Temple of Zeus, the Cardo and the theatres in one grand civic knot. It is the ideal place to orient yourself…
Read more → DestinationsThe Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis crowns Jerash's highest terrace, dedicated to the city's patron goddess. Three of its colossal columns famously sway in the wind — a sword blade pushed between stone and capital will visibly bend. …
Read more → DestinationsThe South Theatre of Jerash
The South Theatre of Jerash seats around 3,000 spectators in a perfect acoustic bowl — clap on the stage and the sound flies to the top row. Musicians still play here daily and during the Jerash Festival. Climb to the t…
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