Archaeological Site of Jerash

Local nameArchaeological Site of Jerash
LocationJerash, Jordan

Jerash is a city in northern Jordan. The city is the administrative center of the Jerash Governorate, and has a population of 50,745 as of 2015. It is located 48 kilometres north of the capital city Amman.

The earliest evidence of settlement in Jerash is in a Neolithic site known as Tal Abu Sowan, where rare human remains dating to around 7500 BC were uncovered. Jerash flourished during the Greco and Roman periods until the mid-eighth century CE, when the 749 Galilee earthquake destroyed large parts of it, while subsequent earthquakes contributed to additional destruction. However, in the year 1120, Zahir ad-Din Toghtekin, atabeg of Damascus ordered a garrison of forty men stationed in Jerash to convert the Temple of Artemis into a fortress.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerash

Official website http://www.jerash.gov.jo/

More information http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/jordan/jerash/jerash.html

Address (Unnamed Road), Jarash, Jordan

Coordinates 32°16'58.332" N 35°53'30.073" E

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