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Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town which became rich as a safe trading post for Nabataean, Jewish and Roman merchants. The southern half of the cardo, the main street lined with Corinthian columns.
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Gerasa (Jerash) in the north of Jordan, was a Hellenistic-Roman town w...

The stylite-tower of Umm er-Rassas near Dibhan on the Kings' Road, Jordan. In the Near East, between the 4th and the 6th century, pious men lived an ascetic life on such towers, which became centers of pilgrimages.
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The stylite-tower of Umm er-Rassas near Dibhan on the Kings' Road, Jordan. In...

The Roman fort of Um er-Rassas was the base of a cavalry regiment stationed at the edge of the desert in Mefaa.
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The Roman fort of Um er-Rassas was the base of a cavalry regiment station...

Gadara is the site of an exorcism in the NT, when Jesus drives "a legion" of demons into the Gadarene swine (Mark 5:1-10) Gadara was a Hellenistic-Roman town, a member of the Dekapolis, the antique federation of ten cities. Shops in the terrace along the main road.
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Gadara is the site of an exorcism in the NT, when Jesus drives "a legion"...

Gadara is the site of an exorcism in the NT, when Jesus drives "a legion" of demons into the Gadarene swine (Mark 5:1-10) Gadara was a Hellenistic-Roman town, a member of the Dekapolis, the antique federation of ten cities. Courtyard of the 6th century Byzantine church.
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Gadara is the site of an exorcism in the NT, when Jesus drives "a legion" of de...

Gadara is the site of an exorcism in the NT, when Jesus drives two demons into the Gadarene swine (Mark 5:1-10) Gadara was a Hellenistic-Roman town, a member of the Dekapolis, the antique federation of ten cities. Octogon of the 6th century Byzantine church.
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Gadara is the site of an exorcism in the NT, when Jesus drives two demons into t...

The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusalem and his knights. Built in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1188 and was enlarged and its fortifications improved under Ayyubids and Mamluks. The fortress on an isolated hill.
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The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusa...

The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusalem and his knights. Built in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1188 and was enlarged and its fortifications improved under Ayyubids and Mamluks. View from the hill of the fortress Shobeq.
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The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusa...

The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusalem and his knights. Built in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1188 and was enlarged and its fortifications improved under Ayyubids and Mamluks. A tower on a steep slope.
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The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusa...

The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusalem and his knights. Built in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1188 and was enlarged and its fortifications improved under Ayyubids and Mamluks. Fortification tower on a steep slope above the valley.
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The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusa...

The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusalem and his knights. Built in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1188 and was enlarged and its fortifications improved under Ayyubids and Mamluks. Remaining vaults of the castle.
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The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusa...

Crusader fortress Kerak, dominating the southern end of the Dead Sea,was built in 1142. It fell to sultan Saladin's troops in 1188, after three sieges. The Mamluk wing, built after the Arab conquest.
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Crusader fortress Kerak, dominating the southern end of the Dead Sea,was buil...