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In Old Testament times, it was occupied by Gilead, Ammon,
Moab, and Edon. In the 4th century BC, the Arabian
Nabateans Nomadic tribes established themselves at Petra to be
their capital.
AMMAN:
Now, the capital of the Hasheimite Kingdom was named
Philadelphia in the Roman times. Its citadel with ruins of
Hercules temple and the 5000 seats amphitheater center the
city. The museum is very rich with artistic part from.
JERASH:
This old Roman city is the best reserved and most complete
Roman city of the Decapolis, a confederation of ten Roman
cities dating from the first century BC. The ruins of the old
city are extensive with many columns and walls attesting its
former splendour.
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