Umm ar-Rasas (Kastron Mefa'a)
أم الرصاص
A World Heritage Site with a Roman military camp and Byzantine town ruins. The large mosaic floor of St. Stephen's Church depicts many cities.
Umm ar-Rasas was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2004. The site includes a Roman-era military camp, 16 churches, and a stone tower about 15 meters high, believed to have been used by a stylite hermit.
The mosaic floor of St. Stephen's Church was completed around the 8th century and depicts more than ten cities, including Jerusalem and Madaba. It is well preserved and protected by a canopy.
Admission is low or included in the Jordan Pass, and it is open roughly 8:00 to 16:00. It is about 30 km from Madaba and about 1 hour 15 minutes' drive from Amman.
Opening hours
About 08:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Wadi Mujib Viewpoint (King's Highway)
- Madaba Map (St. George's Church)
- Mount Nebo
- Kerak Castle
- Cave of the Seven Sleepers
- Royal Tank Museum
- Iraq al-Amir & Qasr al-Abd
- The Jordan Museum