Nitl

Nitl is the home of the ecclesiastical complex of Saint Serguis, a double church and chapel belonging to the Banu Ghassan, Arab foederati (mercenaries) of the Byzantine empire. The town is located a short distance from Madaba in central Jordan and provides new information for understanding the Banu Ghassan.

Qastal

Built along the pilgrimage road from Damascus to Mecca, this Umayyad palace has not fared so well over the years. In fact, a large modern house was built over the ruins of the northeastern quarter of the palace. But recently, the Department of Antiquities has cleaned up the site and glimpses of its once grand appearance are now possible.

Come and visit the site, and imagine the grandeur of previous era.

Ain es-Sil

Once thought to be a Roman period fort, this so-called “desert castle” is a Umayyad period farmstead. It consists of a main building, with several of the rooms devoted to agricultural production, a bath suite, and little-understood subsidiary buildings.

Come take a visit to this small site in eastern Jordan.

Hayyam al-Mushref

Hayyam al-Mushref is a largely unexcavated Byzantine and later town in northern Jordan. Numerous churches have been identified, and the main church - the cathedral - has been excavated and is included this the Virtual World Project. When you visit the church, note the preserved mosaics on the bema and the baptisimal font in the baptistry.

Gamla Dolmen Field

On a high plateau in the middle of the Golan is a large dolmen field. These mysterious megalithic structures, constructed as large stone tables, probably served as tombs during the Early Bronze age. Most dolmens, here and elsewhere, were disturbed in antiquity and thus have not been excavated. Nevertheless, such structures stir the imagination.

Mshatta

From your airplane window as you arrive at Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan, you may get a glimpse of the largest and best preserved Umayyad palace in Jordan. Mshatta was built by the caliph Walid II, but was never finished, probably due to the Abbasid rebellion and his assassination. Nevertheless, what was completed has survived well, and its main building presents the common form of palatial units in the Umayyad palaces. 

Take a "flight" to Jordan and tour this marvelous palace.

Azraq

Once isolated at an oasis in the middle of the eastern desert, the Azraq fortress is now surrounded by a Druze village. The fortress was built during the Late Roman period was continuously occupied through the late Islamic period. Although it has not be excavated, the ruins have been stablized and is one of the best preserved Roman fortresses in Jordan.