Tourism in Jordan
Amman:
Located the Jordanian capital of Amman in the north-western part of Jordan as «90» km from Jerusalem. The modern city of Amman in almost the same position that was occupied by the old city «Ammon. It is also their old names 'Philadelphia' which means brotherly love with the Romans. During her long historical underwent Amman ssyrians and Chaldeans, the Hyksos, the Persians and the Greeks and Romans, has left behind a lot of effects, notably «Roman amphitheater, which can accommodate up to five thousand spectators
Between nineteen mountain, and on the slopes sits Amman, capital of Jordan since ancient times. It Ammon Chadha Ammonites ancient capital of them, a city that flourished in the days of the Greeks and Romans, and bore the name of Philadelphia (City of Brotherly Love).
Is everyone's house, visiting fellow, and where the old meets to talk, meet lovers of life, work, recreation, science, and the seat of government and administration, and ministries of state, as it is the commercial center of the kingdom.
Is a small town and big, men and women, family and friends, unmarried and married, and what appeals to researcher from the bustle and researcher for calm .. It is a city for all, opens its arms and doors white stone houses built per Guests Jordan from across the land border, the next two or flown to Queen Alia International Airport (35 km south of the capital).
Archaeological sites
Enjoy Amman ealth of monuments timeless, for the Citadel rises the Temple of Hercules, along with the archaeological museum, which the visitor can see the tools represent human life in the age very ancient, and in the center of the city is located For nymphs, and close to the way stands the Roman amphitheater large which can accommodate up to five thousand spectators.
Roman amphitheater located in foot of Mount Joufeh in Amman. Indicate Greek writing found on one of the platforms of columns that this runway was built in honor of the emperor Maderjnos who visited Amman in 130 AD to launch the route from Basra and Elmar e بجرش and Amman to the Dead Sea. Accommodate the runway six thousand viewers and is composed of three layers separating each layer and the other threshold of approximately two meters. Also permeates these layers numbering eight lanes in each layer.
This temple dates back to the Roman era in the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelbus (180 _161) and resembles the model of the Temple of Artemis in Jerash and represent the image restoration and monument columns Alchorntah that was advancing the temple has been the maintenance and restoration of the temple.
Nbeys Shrine and is sometimes called Palace Nbeys, located 100 meters south of the intersection of the town of Tariq and Amman Highway - blue. And a Roman mausoleum dates back to the second century AD, an area of 12 square meters and surface mount dome stands brackets, it is known that the tombs in the Roman era tombs of wealthy families and is one of the different burial methods that have spread in that era.
Markets
Large Amman ouks feature that combines traditional products and commodities of modern domestic and imported. The visitor finds the capital all that is needed and wanted procurement, both products of traditional crafts and popular souvenirs sold in the old markets in the center of the capital, and in shops competent deployed in west Amman, or goods various modern like clothes Arab and European, and leather products, electrical appliances and other .
In the downtown area, is the largest and most comprehensive markets, where the visitor finds what he wants, and close to the city center is located Jabal Al-Hussein, which features large trade much that display various types of clothing. Also spread supermarkets in the suburbs of the capital markets as markets Abdoun, Sweifieh, Shmeisani, and the visitor finds these stores a lot of goods and luxuries of a different world-famous brands.
Parks
Parks are spread in different areas of the capital and its suburbs, and these gardens are places suitable for family picnics, there is a bird park in the suburb of Shmeisani, where the entire family can enjoy watching the different birds. And after nearly fifteen kilometers from the center of the capital is located park Amman National (airport road) in a large forest carpeted with trees over a large area of land, and this is the park a favorite place for families seeking tranquility away from the bustle of the city, and are available in the park all the services and facilities necessary . As the gardens spread of the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) in various suburbs of the capital.
Recreation facilities
In Shmeisani nearby suburb of downtown complex is located King Abdullah Gardens where entertainment is available for the whole family, especially children who can spend quality time playing and driving small cars and play a game of bowling and walk on wheels. The spread in this tourist complex restaurants and pavement cafes and all the necessary facilities.
And close to the city center in Jabal Al-Hussein no amusement park for children. There is also a city of great Recreational in Jubaiha Tamha suburb of large numbers of tourists in the summer months. In Amman spread entertainment centers that offer children and boys games.
Hotels
Witness Amman since a few years a flurry of building big hotels and medium enterprises, and the capital, a large number of five-star hotels world-famous, there are also a lot of hotels four-star and three-star and below, and they offer in addition to hotel services familiar, different types of Oriental cuisine and Western, also organizes domestic tourism trips for guests. And spread the majority of these hotels in the west of the capital, and there are a number of hotels in East Amman.
Apartments and serviced apartments
There in the capital of many buildings apartments that are available where all necessities of life easy, and allows the family visiting their freedom fully in the selection and preparation what you want of food, in addition to the enjoyment of privacy full. Also spread in Amman furnished apartments that rent owners to visitors Arabs at moderate prices. Visitors can rent apartments or furnished apartments for short or long periods, according to the period of their stay in Jordan.
Restaurants
Mansaf popular dish is the first in Jordan, and often provides the banquet held in honor of the guests, is not limited to the preparation of Mansaf in homes but also provides in the capital's restaurants at various degrees. In Amman, the spread restaurants offering many varieties of popular diets, and those that offer Arab and foreign dishes.
There in the capital, restaurants competent Chinese food, Indian food, and European cuisine, and restaurants especially fish and seafood, as there are branches of the international fast-food restaurants, and grilled meat restaurants.
Transportation
The transportation in Amman easy and convenient, where available in the streets of the capital thousands of taxis that operate according to the law, which imposed run counter to calculate fare each trip, and can be found on a taxi easily in different streets of the capital and its suburbs, can also request a taxi through the dial taxi offices.
And can Arrivals through the airport to reach any place in the capital by car airport which operates according to the booking system for the immediate and controlled, and there at the airport a special office to book a taxi, as the visitor can resign buses private or public, which flies regularly between the airport and the Abdali area in the center of Amman, is movement in the prices of these air-conditioned buses and symbolic comfortable and inexpensive.
For those interested in the use of private cars during their stay in Jordan, the tourist car rental service available in Amman, where visitors can rent a car of the type that wants for as long as he wants through car rental companies in the capital.
And can move between Amman and Zarqa city by train which daily flights between the two cities, as there are regular trips by train between Amman and Damascus.
Jerash:
Is a city of Roman ruins, ancient cultural heritage, and one of the few ancient cities in the world that has kept all its features even today, is still the city's squares and streets and their columns and their suburbs archaeological witness to the Greek and Roman eras (Pompey Middle) Gracia old .. Jerash Jordan beautiful.
Name High Jursc In the Hellenistic period became a bell, as I mentioned in some Nabatean inscriptions, one of the most important cities of the Decapolis (ten cities), founded by Pompey 63 BC in northern Jordan to face the power of the Nabataeans in the south, and flourished in the Umayyad period.
South Stage: built in the late first century AD
For nymphs: a building that includes NOAA Fair held water to water nymphs in the late second century AD
South Gate: built in the second century AD and destroyed years 268 AD period wars destroy
Street columns: a main street in the Roman city of Jerash and a length of 800 m
The northern runway: one of the most important buildings the northern part of the city has ended the year construction 164_165
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