Time Off Thirty miles from Amman is the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth at 400 metres below sea level and believed to be the site of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. To the south are the ruins of the 2000-year-old city of Petra, carved out of sandstone cliffs and used in the final sequence of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Further south are more historical sites including a 12th-century crusader castle and Wadi Rum, made famous by Lawrence of Arabia. Amman Attractions Roman Amphitheatre
Old Town, Amman
Tel: +962 6 462 311 Jabal Al Qala Citadel
Old Town, Amman
Tel: +962 6 462 311 Kan Zaman Village
Airport Road, Amman
Tel: +962 4 126 449 Taibet Zaman Village
Wadi Mousa, 10 kilometres from Petra
Tel: +962 3 215 0111 Monument to the Unknown Soldier
Sports City Complex, Amman National Archaeological Museum
Old Town, Amman Traditional Jewels and Costumes Museum
One wing of the Roman Theatre, Old Town, Amman Jerash
51 kilometres north of Amman |
