Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Um er-Rasas, Jordan - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Um er-Rasas, Jordan

Weather: Mostly sunny skies, windy, 47/58F.

Route: From Quseir Amra 124 km SW on Route 40, Route 15 and Route 45.

Significance: Um er-Rasas started has remains from the Romans, Byzantines, and Muslims - it was at its height from the 3rd to 9th centuries. 

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Ruins of arches (from whc.unesco.org)

Mosaic floor of church of St. Stephen (from whc.unesco.org)



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