Panorama Amman

One of the places worth visiting, is the mountain Jabal al - Kala, which offers a wonderful view over Amman. At its peak housed a Roman fort, evidence of early settlement of these areas by man. Lived here during the Neolithic (about 6500 BC), the first inhabitants of this land, here is the Old Testament Rabbath - Ammon. Found during the excavation of Bronze Age objects have argued that the role of the fortress, or agora, elevation played a thousand years ago. Most of the castle buildings were destroyed or in ruins, but despite this, the - still visible remains of Roman, Byzantine and Islamic buildings. In the castle are the ruins of an impressive complex of the Palace Umayyad VIII century, a small Byzantine basilica of the period, when Philadelphia was the diocese, and also partially restored the temple of Hercules, built during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (II century). Attention is drawn to his striking resemblance to the temple of Artemis at Ephesus. The city walls were preserved only in fragments. On the northern slope is a huge, carved into the rock the water tank. Nearby, a small but very interesting Archaeological Museum, which brings together unique exhibits, covering the period from the Neolithic period until the Byzantine Empire. This collection of cups from Jericho, and a few scrolls from the bottom of the Dead Sea, the Nabataeans and articles. Magnificent Mosque in Amman, there are several notable mosques. One of the most beautiful, not only in Jordan but throughout the Middle East, King Abdullah Mosque is built in the 1982 - 1990, respectively. It accommodates almost three thousand believers. The most original in terms of architecture is the mosque, located at the highest point of the city, on top of Jabal Ashrafieh, Abu Darwish Mosque. Its dome is covered with unusual in Muslim countries black - white mosaic. The mosque was built by one of the Circassian emigrants who arrived in Amman after 1847 from the Caucasus.