Jordanien

Land · Asien

Bevölkerung 10.428.241

Fläche 89.197 km²

Zeitzone Asia/Amman

Offizielle Website jordan.gov.jo/wps/portal/%5c

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Jordaniens absolute Highlights

Jordanien bietet eine vielfältige Auswahl an historischen und natürlichen Sehenswürdigkeiten. Diese Auswahl umfasst die nabatäischen Wunder von Petra, wie den rosaroten Schatz und die Sandsteinkluft des Siq. In der Wüste Wadi Rum finden sich massive Granitformationen und rote Dünen, während Quseir Amra und Shoubak umayyadische und Kreuzfahrer-Architektur präsentieren. Das Tote Meer bietet hyper-saline Gewässer und Panoramablicke von seinen Klippen. In Madaba sind in der St. Georgskirche und lokalen Museen antike byzantinische Mosaiken erhalten, die das tiefe religiöse Erbe der Region widerspiegeln.

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Jordan's Archaeological Wonders

Jordan's landscape serves as a vast open-air museum, spanning the Early Bronze Age at Bab edh-Dhra to the 8th-century Umayyad desert castles like Quseir Amra and Qasr Mshatta. This collection highlights the Nabataean architectural mastery found in the rock-cut tombs and temples of Petra and Little Petra, alongside the Greco-Roman urban planning of the Cardo Maximus. From the Thamudic inscriptions in Wadi Rum to the medieval ruins of Ayla, these sites preserve the legacies of successive civilizations along ancient trade routes.

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Jordanian Castles & Fortifications

Jordan’s landscape features a diverse range of defensive and residential structures spanning over a millennium. This collection includes UNESCO-listed Umayyad desert castles like Quseir Amra, known for its 8th-century frescoes, and massive Crusader strongholds such as Shoubak. The list also highlights Ottoman-era fortifications and Mamluk caravanserai like Aqaba Castle, illustrating the region's historical role as a strategic crossroads for military campaigns, religious pilgrimages, and trans-desert trade.

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Jordan's Top Viewpoints

Jordan's terrain offers diverse vantage points, from the lowest point on earth at the Dead Sea to the country’s highest peak, Jabal Umm ad Dami. This collection features the sandstone formations of Wadi Rum, the dramatic cliffs of the Dana Biosphere Reserve, and elevated perspectives of Petra’s Treasury. It also includes the Jabel Waqf as Suwwan impact crater and various desert peaks across the Ma'an and Amman governorates, showcasing the region's unique geological diversity.

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Moataz1997 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Sacred Sites of Faith

This collection highlights Jordan's deep religious roots, from the 6th-century Madaba Mosaic Map in Saint George Church to the UNESCO-listed 8th-century mosaics of Saint Stephen Church. It features diverse landmarks including the Catholic Shrine of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist and the historic Old Mosque of Sakib, representing centuries of Byzantine, Orthodox, and Islamic architectural heritage across the region.

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Praktische Informationen

Währung: Jordanischer Dinar JOD · Kartenzahlung · Häufig akzeptiert
Notrufnummern: 911
Stromnetz: Steckertyp C / Steckertyp D / Steckertyp F / Steckertyp G / Steckertyp J
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Sprachen: Arabisch
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