Title :Amman Citadel
Location : AMMAN , JORDAN
Camera: G6-LG phone
PIXEL :13MP

The Umayyad Palace on the Citadel of Amman

Temple of Hercules and behind the houses of Amman (Mount Juffa) from another angle
Mount the castle of a mountain city of Amman and the seven taken Ammonites since ancient seat of their rule in the city, and after them both the Greeks and Romans, Byzantines , who occupied the city respectively to Do the Islamic conquest in the seventh century, was built on top of the Umayyad palace .

Temple of Hercules.
The Citadel of Amman was the capital of the Ammonites. The remains of the Ammonite palaces are still present, including the walls of the walls and the wells dug into the limestone. Four statues of the Ammonite kings dating back to the 8th century BC were also found in the Castle Mountain . [1] There are also traces of Roman and Corinthian capitals and the temple of Herql in the mountain of the citadel , as well as Islamic monuments dating back to the Umayyad period, where the Umayyad palace there. In addition, the Jordan Archaeological Museum is located on top of the mountain, which is similar to the history of Jordan in general and Oman in particular.

monuments of the Castle Mountain

Temple of Hercules (from another angle).

Umayyad palace from the outside.

1. The castle mount rises about 800 meters above sea ​​level . It has military and strategic advantages. It was surrounded by high and massive walls and was built by observation towers that were about 10 meters high .

2. The remaining remains of the Castle Mountain are scattered in the form of a triangular angle and include a corinthian-style tower and structure; Recent finds indicate that the finds date back to the Middle Bronze, Iron, Hellenistic, Roman and Umayyad periods.

3. The Hercules Temple (Hercules Temple ), built by the Roman Emperor Aurelius , was built on the mount of the castle and a statue of Heraclius was erected at the entrance to the temple. Some inscriptions found at the site indicate that the temple was built in the years 1616- 166 AD. The rest of the temple is a facade made up of six huge columns. [2]

4. The remains of a Byzantine church , dating back to the sixth century AD, are also found on the mount .

5. The Umayyad palace and the rock-carved pool, which dates back to the Umayyad period, are located on the castle's mountain .

6. Also on the top of the Citadel is the Jordanian Museum of Antiquities, which was built in 1951 in order to be a witness to ancient civilizations and the ancient history of the region. The museum also shows the stages of historical development that Jordan experienced . The museum is one of the most important museums in the region. Its collections consist of antiquities, some of which date back to the Paleolithic period, to the Roman period through the Umayyad period, as well as the most important historical artifacts, a collection of stone statues depicting human bodies 8000 years BC. The Dead Sea Scrolls , which include the oldest texts of the Torah, were discovered by chance in a pottery jar in a cave in the northwest of the Dead Sea. The museum presents everything related to the
   

Tourism

Castle Mountain.
The Citadel is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Oman, both on the outside and in the interior. It is one of the main celebrations in the Jordan Festival due to its location overlooking most areas of the capital Amman - especially in the center of the country . The area will be connected to the Roman amphitheater through a light train (ground train) Which will be allocated to transport tourists from the Roman Amphitheater area to the Castle Mountain and vice versa.