Archaeological sites

23 photos of the Al Ayn tombs, a set of bronze age tombs in beehive shape in northern Oman

22 photos of the Baptism site on the river Jordan, thought to be the place where Jesus Christ was baptised

43 photos of the Desert castles in Jordan, a series of 7th century palaces and fortresses east of Amman

13 photos of Qasr Harraneh, a desert castle lying 60km southeast of Amman

21 photos of the Qusayr Amra palace, one of the desert castles in Jordan and a UNESCO world heritage site

9 photos of Qasr Hallabat, a desert castle built on a former Roman fortress

13 photos of Madaba, a city to the south of Amman, where the Church of the Map is located

15 photos of Mt Nebo, the site where according to the Bible Moses was shown the promised land

93 photos of Persepolis, the ancient capital of the Achaemenid (Persian) empire

14 photos of the ruins of the monumental Gate of all Nations in Persepolis

29 photos of ruins of several palaces and halls of Persepolis

8 photos of artifacts of the museum of Persepolis

20 photos of Naqsh-e Rostam, the burial site of Persian emperors near Persepolis

23 photos of Delos, a Greek island of the Cyclades group and one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece

14 photos of The Mountain of the Dead, a hill in Siwa oasis with many Ptolemaic and Roman period tombs