The ancient city of Gerasa is located in northern Jordan and about 40 kilometers north of Amman. The ancient city of Gerasa was part of the so-called Decapolis alliance.
The city was founded by Semitic peoples in the i. e. in the 4th century in an area that was already inhabited in the Neolithic period. It became an important center thanks to the caravan routes passing through here and trade. It lived its heyday under Roman rule and was one of the most important cities of the Decapolis alliance.
Today it is recognized as one of the best preserved provincial Roman cities in the world.The ruins are now a tourist attraction.
Access : Coordinates: 32.280556, 35.897222 / The city is located in the north of the country, 48 km from the capital Amman.
Highlights
- The wealth of the city went down in history, so that it was called the “Pompeii of the Middle East” or The city of 1000 columns.
- Modern Jerash extends east of the ruins, with only the city wall in common with the ancient city.
- Top sights in Jerash : Hadrian’s Arch , The hippodrome ,The south gate ,The Oval Forum ,Temple of Zeus,The Southern Theater,The cardo maximus, the north and south tetrapylon ,The nümphaion ,The Propylaia , Temple of Artemis , The western bath,Byzantine churches ,the Umayyad mosque ,The Northern Theater , The north gate,
Go next : The capital city Amman.
