Jordan's Museums Official Website
Jordan's Museums Official Website
It was established in 2003 and located in ʻAjlūn Castle and includes two interconnected halls with cabinets for displaying artefacts from different ages. Most of these artefacts were discovered in ʻAjlūn Governorate, in addition to other objects collected from nearby regions. Among the most important objects are the mosaic panels in Umm Al Yanābīʻ village, many stone inscriptions that go back to the Mamluk period, as well as pottery and glassware that date back to the Bronze, Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic Ages.
Located next to the historical Aqaba Castle, Sharif Hussein bin Ali’s house was built in 1917 by the people of Aqaba in the style of Hijazi homes. He lived in it before he was exiled from there to Cyprus on 17 June 1925.
Aqaba
The idea of opening a museum of Jordanian stamps came during the reign of His Excellency the Minister of Communications, Mr. Saeed Al-Tal, in 1979.
Amman
The Ottoman Citadel of Ma’an, which became a museum, was built between 1559-1563 during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, with the aim of providing safety for pilgrims’ convoys that were passing through Ma’an from the Levant to the Hijaz.
Ma'an