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Stylite tower beside a two-storey square tower at Umm ar-Rasas

Dead Sea & King's Highway

Umm ar-Rasas

UNESCO-listed Kastron Mefa'a, with a 15-metre stylite tower and the mosaic floor of St Stephen's Church.

  • UNESCO World Heritage
  • Included in the Jordan Pass

Umm ar-Rasas began as a Roman military camp and grew into a Byzantine and early Islamic town with at least sixteen churches. The mosaic floor of St Stephen's Church, dated AD 718, shows the cities of the Holy Land and Egypt with remarkable detail.

A short walk away stands a lonely stylite tower, where a hermit once lived on a platform at the top.

Don't miss

  • St Stephen's mosaic floor (AD 718)
  • The stylite tower
  • Walled Roman camp
Stylite tower beside a two-storey square tower at Umm ar-Rasas The stylite tower of Umm ar-Rasas and a square watchtower Stone arches at the ruins of Umm ar-Rasas

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