North to south
Scroll to travel through Jordan.
The map follows you from the green hills above the Yarmouk valley, through Amman and the desert, down to the Red Sea at Aqaba. Nineteen stops on the way.
JORDANThe Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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Umm Qais
Greco-Roman cityAncient Gadara, on a hilltop overlooking the Sea of Galilee and the Yarmouk valley.
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Irbid
City of the northThe main city of the north: a university town at the centre of the northern farmland.
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Ajloun Castle
Ayyubid castleA 12th-century hilltop castle built under Saladin to guard the northern hills.
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Jerash
Roman cityAncient Gerasa: Hadrian's Arch, an oval plaza, a colonnaded street and two theatres.
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Umm el-Jimal
Basalt town · World Heritage 2024A town built of black basalt in the northern desert, from the Roman to the early Islamic period.
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As-Salt
Ottoman town · World Heritage 2021A merchant town of yellow limestone houses, north-west of Amman.
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Amman
The capitalJordan's capital, built across hills. The Citadel and a Roman theatre sit at its centre, and Minaline's head office is here.
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Baptism Site
World Heritage 2015Al-Maghtas, "Bethany Beyond the Jordan", on the east bank of the Jordan River.
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Qusayr Amra
Umayyad · World Heritage 1985An early 8th-century desert castle and bath house, known for its wall paintings.
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Madaba & Mount Nebo
MosaicsMadaba holds a 6th-century mosaic map of the Holy Land. Mount Nebo, nearby, looks over the Jordan Valley.
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Queen Alia Airport
Airport · AMMQueen Alia International Airport, about 30 km south of Amman. The main airport for passengers and air cargo.
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Dead Sea
Natural wonderThe lowest point on land, more than 400 metres below sea level, and far saltier than the ocean.
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Umm ar-Rasas
Byzantine · World Heritage 2004Ruins with large church floor mosaics, including the Church of St Stephen.
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Karak Castle
Crusader castleOne of the largest castles in the region, built in the 1140s on the King's Highway.
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Shobak Castle
Crusader castleA hilltop castle founded in 1115, also known as Montreal.
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Petra
Nabataean · World Heritage 1985Capital of the Nabataeans, carved into sandstone cliffs and entered through a narrow gorge, the Siq.
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Wadi Rum
Desert · World Heritage 2011A protected desert of sandstone and granite mountains, with rock carvings and inscriptions thousands of years old.
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Aqaba
Red Sea cityJordan's only coastal city, on the Gulf of Aqaba: a Mamluk fort by the shore, palm-lined beaches and coral reefs just offshore.
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Aqaba Port
Sea portThe journey ends where most of Jordan's cargo begins. This is the country's only sea port: containers, general cargo and bulk all move through here, then travel north by road.