Monday, December 7, 2015

Tourist and archaeological places in Jordan

Tourism in Jordan


Jordan enjoy the benefits and the elements, historical and natural geographic features make it a tourist country in all seasons of the year and meet most of the goals sought by tourists. Where religious sites and archaeological sites and resorts Almcati and natural springs, forests, deserts and beaches are available.
And it can be summed types of tourism in Jordan in the following points:

1 cultural tourism:
And include visiting archaeological sites to see them and see cultures and traditions of the peoples who lived in the area during the ancient times. There are thousands of historical and archaeological sites in Jordan and most important cities of Petra and Jerash, Karak Castle, and Rabd, Umm Qais Roman amphitheater and a cave that Inscription story cave mentioned in the Koran occurred.

2 Medical Tourism:
Means natural mineral springs for physical and psychological comfort and visit clinics and places of hospitalization is the most important beaches of Aqaba and the Dead Sea and Ma'in Ofra, water and sulfur in the Jordan Valley and especially in the Hamma area.
There are in Jordan many modern hospitals equipped with devices and advanced equipment and supervised by doctors Jordanian unique in medical skills and specialize in all types of treatments, whether they are in government hospitals or private, and receives Jordan annually more than one hundred thousand Arab citizens for treatment conducted for each open-heart operations, and transport kidney and treat infertility .. etc.

3 religious tourism:
Means visiting historic and religious places, In Jordan, there are many of these places, shrines, particularly in the areas of Karak, Ma'an, Jordan Valley, and authorities, such as the tombs of companions Jaafar bin Abi Talib and Abdullah bin Rawahah and Zaid bin Haritha and Abu Abeida and Sharhabeel bin good and Dirar bin Azores, God bless them .

4 summer tourism:
The diversity of climate zones in Jordan grace of God, many tourists come to Jordan to spend the summer vacation in the atmosphere such as the picturesque forests and mountains of Ajloun and Debbin. The air in the capital nice and refreshing, especially in mountainous areas where gardens and parks are available.

5 sports tourism:
Where tourists practiced many types of granulocytes their sport such as water skiing, swimming, fishing, hunting, particularly in the areas of Aqaba, Wadi Rum and blue.

6 - winter tourism:
They include spend the winter or part of it in places of natural warmth, especially in the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea and Aqaba. There are other types of tourism.
touristic areas :

Oman:
Jordanian capital of Amman, located in the northwestern part of Jordan at about «90» km from Jerusalem. The modern city of Amman, in almost the same position that was occupied by the old city «Ammon». It also names the old «Philadelphia» which means brotherly love to the Romans. During the long historical march undergone Oman Assyrians, Chaldeans, and the Hyksos, Persians, Greeks and Romans, have left behind a lot of effects, most notably «Roman amphitheater» which can accommodate up to five thousand spectators
Between nineteen mountain, and sits on the slopes Amman, capital of Jordan since ancient times. It housewife Ammon Chadha Ammonites, which the ancients as their capital, a city that flourished in the days of the Greeks and Romans and carried the name of Philadelphia (the city of brotherly love).

It is the house of everyone, and fellow visitor, and the old meet to talk, and meet lovers of life, work, and recreation, science, and where the seat of government and administration, and ministries of state, it is also the commercial center of the Kingdom.

Are small and large city, men and women, family and friends, unmarried and married, and where what appeals to a researcher from the bustle and researcher for calm .. It is a city for all, opens her arms and the doors of homes built white stone for all guests Jordan coming across land borders or arriving by air to Queen Airport Alia International (35 km south of the capital).

Archaeological sites

Oman has a wealth of monuments timeless, for the Citadel rises the Temple of Hercules, as well as the Archaeological Museum, which the visitor can watch the tools represent human life in the covenants immemorial, in the city center for nymphs is located, and close to the way stands the great Roman amphitheater which can accommodate five thousand spectators.
Roman amphitheater is located at the foot of Mount Joufeh in the city of Amman. Indicate in writing on one of the existing Greek columns platforms that this runway was built in honor of the Emperor, who visited Oman Madrjnos the year 130 AD to launch stretching from Basra and Elmar e Jerash and Amman to the Dead Sea road. Runway accommodates six thousand scenes and consists of three layers separates each layer and the other close to the threshold of two meters. These classes also permeates the corridors totaling eight in each layer.
This temple dates back to the Roman era in the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelbos (180 _161) and is similar to the model of the Temple of Artemis in Jerash, representing image restoration and monument Alchorntah columns that were moving the temple has been the maintenance and restoration of the temple.
Nbeys shrine and is sometimes called Nbeys Palace, located 100 meters south of the intersection of the highway and the town of Tariq Amman - blue. And a Roman mausoleum dates back to the second century AD, an area of ​​12 square meters and above the surface dome stands brackets, it is known that the shrines in the Roman era are the graves of the rich families and is one of the various methods of burial, which has spread in that era.

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