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AMMAN — The Jordan Museum, located in a very busy area of Ras Al Ain, is home to many inscriptions from various parts of the country. The reason why the modern building was erected in the downtown area was to attract both tourists, who roam around that neighbourhood, but also to introduce the Jordanians with their history and cultural heritage.
AMMAN — Plagues, wars and earthquakes shaped the history of urban centres and states. Ancient Gerasa (Jerash) was subjected to a number of major disasters but none shook the town as much as the one in 749 AD.Jerash became occupied around 8,000 BC, where the remains of a Neolithic mega-site have been excavated on Tall Abu Suwwan at the southern extent of the modern city. A
AMMAN — Capitolias was one of cities of the Decapolis with Gadara (Umm Qais) and Gerasa (Jerash), and it is located some 10km north of Irbid. The modern name of Capitolias is Beit Ras and the theatre and underground Roman tomb remain main structures from the ancient period. Capitolias was planned as a Roman castrum under emperors Nerva and/or Trajan in 97-98AD. And the name of
AMMAN — Capitolias was one of cities of the Decapolis with Gadara (Umm Qais) and Gerasa (Jerash), and it is located some 10km north of Irbid. The modern name of Capitolias is Beit Ras and the theatre and underground Roman tomb remain main structures from the ancient period. Capitolias was planned as a Roman castrum under emperors Nerva and/or Trajan in 97-98AD. And the name of
Al Qunayyah is a site located approximately 10 km southeast of Jerash, and its ancient name is still unknown. Up to the present day, geological and climatic conditions have allowed relatively prosperous agriculture through irrigation, which explains the modern name of the village (from Arabic “small canals”), noted Romel Gharib director of the Department of Antiquities in