Jarash
Jerash (ancient Gerasa) was a city of the Decapolis, its ruins now located in the Gilead region of Jordan.
The city was built in the 2nd century BC at the frontier of the Roman Empire. The ruins are spectacular, since there are a large number of monuments, and especially the Forum a place with a fine colonnade around it.
Other monuments are include Adrian's Arch, the Nymphaeum, the South Theatre, the Temple of Zeus, the Artemis Temple, and a smaller theatre in the north.
Churches
In the city there were 14 churches, with high-quality mosaics of the Byzantine era.
External link
- http://almashriq.hiof.no/jordan/900/930/jerash
Referenced By
Government of Jordan | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan | ISO 3166-1:JO | Jordan | Jordan/Government | Jordon | Kingdom of Jordan | Kingdom of the Jordan | List of destroyed villages during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war | List of localities in Palestine 1948 | List of villages destroyed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war | Politics of Jordan
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