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Amman, Jordan
6 places worth your time in Amman, with what each is actually like and when to go.
A hilltop of Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad remains, with the Temple of Hercules and a view over the whole city.
A 6,000-seat second-century theatre cut into the hillside, still used for performances.
The walkable heart of old Jabal Amman, with cafés, the Friday souk and views down into the valley.
Three hours south, the Nabataean city carved into rose sandstone, entered through the Siq.
One of the best-preserved Roman provincial cities anywhere, with a colonnaded street and an oval forum.
Desert of sandstone towers and red sand, visited from Bedouin camps, four hours south.
