Umm Qais city and Ajulon castle

Umm Qais

Spend a time full of joy and pleasure in the ancient city of Umm Qais. This city is characterized by the diversity of historical places. The ancient city of Umm Qais is famous for the stories of great civilizations through the buildings and archaeological inscriptions, so you will know a lot of information about the kings of the great civilizations that you can visit through Jordan.

Arrange to see this archaeological site located on a high hill in northern Jordan, and during your tour look at Lake Tiberias and the Golan Heights through Umm Qais, you will find high plateaus and clear water, it is one of the most famous archaeological sites in Jordan that contains ancient terraces and Roman Greek buildings. And if you also want to enjoy more and visit Egypt, you can through Egypt travel packages

During your tour, give yourself the opportunity to learn about the way these wonderful monuments were built, and when you walk around this city, you will get to know the travelers who came to this city and then go for a walk on fertile land where heavy rain falls, you will enjoy the beautiful atmosphere in Umm Qais and if you want a day tour, you can through a day tour to Jerash, Ajloun and Umm Qais from Amman.

Umm Qais is the modern name for the ancient Greco-Roman city that was called Gadara. You will spend your vacation in a city that forms the link between three countries, Jordan, Palestine and Syria. It is about 350 meters above sea level. This city was planned in the Greco-Roman style. If you want to visit Jordan and Egypt together, you can do so through Egypt and Jordan tours, such as the 12 days Egypt and Jordan tours.

The most important archaeological sites in Umm Qais.

Umm Qais Theater.

When you arrive in Umm Faisal, you will find the great Roman theaters, the northern theater is the most important and largest. You can see this theater on a very high hill. As for the western theater, it is a distinctive theater built of basalt stone and dates back to the first and second centuries AD.

These theaters take the form of a circular staircase divided into parts. There is also a large room where kings and princes used to sit. When you enter this theater, you will feel that you are in a place of great historical importance.

Umm Qais Museum

Enjoy visiting the distinctive Umm Qais Museum, which contains continents that display a number of ancient monuments and monuments dating back to the Hellenistic era and up to the Islamic era, including pottery, decorative stones and pottery jars dating back to the Roman and Byzantine eras. You can also visit Jordan and Cairo through an 8 days Road from Cairo to Petra

Nemigam Fountain

This attractive ancient fountain contains colorful basins and shapes that attract you to look at it, as you will be able to see it from a far place. This fountain was a monument to the ancient god of water. You will find it in Dekmniot located at the intersection of the two main streets of the city and you can easily visit it through 4 days Jordan tour packages.

Roman Baths.

Seize the opportunity to be in this ancient city of Umm Qais and then enjoy watching these archaeological places, which are the Roman baths. They are places for bathing, and contain many rooms where you will find hot, warm and cold water, and a changing room. You can explore them through 5 Days Jordan Sightseeing Tours.

You will learn a lot about the history of the Roman baths dating back to the fourth century AD, and you will be able to go to these baths via a road opposite the Western Theater.

Your visit to these baths will be a wonderful visit, because you will see different designs and many sections, and you will be amazed by the beautiful design of this place.

Ajloun Castle.

Get ready to enjoy a wonderful tour in Ajloun Castle, which was called Saladin's Castle, this castle is located in Ajloun, Jordan, this castle is located on Mount Auf, which overlooks a large number of beautiful valleys and you can visit it and visit more than one place during 9 days Jordan culture & nature Amman, Ajloun, Dead Sea, Dana, Petra, Wadi Rum.

Saladin ordered the construction of Ajloun Castle and was supervised by one of the leaders so that the castle would protect transportation and the Hajj road between the Levant and the Hijaz, and for this reason this castle controls the area between Lake Tiberias and the Dead Sea and you can visit it during a day trip to Jerash and the Dead Sea from Amman.

The main goal of building this castle was to prevent the spread of the Crusaders in the Ajloun area and protect trade routes in Damascus and northern Syria and prevent the Crusaders from expanding in the area near the Jordan River and you can explore it through Jordan packages 8 days to enjoy more time.

Ajloun Castle is a very fortified castle and has been designed in an unbelievable way, it contains secret underground passages. Your day in the castle will be different to go and see the wonderful design and there are also places for observation that will amaze you with the design of the fortified castle. If you are looking for trips to Egypt, you can do so through Egypt tours or also through Egypt tour packages

What will I see in Ajloun Castle?

When you enter Ajloun Castle, you can walk through one of the secret passages. These passages of the castle were designed in the lower part and the goal was to use them in the event that enemies entered the castle, so soldiers would come out of these secret passages and surround the castle to kill the enemies. If you want to see all this for yourself, you can do so through a 4 days Jordan tours Packages

When you enter the hall in Ajloun Castle, you will see the carrier pigeons. These pigeons were used to deliver messages from leaders to soldiers, which indicates the intelligence of leaders at this time.

Continue walking in this wonderful archaeological place and you will find these observation corners prepared in a strange engineering way through which the soldiers inside the castle can see the enemies and shoot arrows at them, unlike the enemies who cannot see them from inside the castle.

When walking around the castle, you will notice the presence of windows to look at some important places such as Jerusalem. It is said that Saladin ordered the construction of the castle to monitor the Holy House and know the movements of the Crusaders.

See the ancient archaeological trees that emerge from the castle, which are olive trees. These trees are more than 1500 years old. The Romans planted them. It is strange that these trees still produce olives.

You will see the prisons that Saladin used to put enemies in secret passages that were difficult to reach. They are under the castle.

You can see the places above the castle that were used by soldiers carrying hot oils to pour on the enemies by booking with us at ETB Tours Egypt. We will give you unforgettable trips and programs.