Jerash Archaeological Site

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jerash_Archaeological_Site
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Gerasa
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Jerash_Festival_of_Culture_and_Arts
gptkbp:contains gptkb:stadium
gptkb:Temple_of_Zeus
gptkb:Temple_of_Artemis
gptkb:Cardo_Maximus
gptkb:Hadrian's_Arch
gptkb:North_Theater
gptkb:Oval_Plaza
gptkb:South_Theater
ruins
gptkbp:coordinates 32.2769°N 35.8914°E
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:749_Galilee_earthquake
gptkbp:excavatedBy archaeologists
gptkbp:features gptkb:church
gptkb:city
fountains
public baths
gates
colonnaded streets
gptkbp:foundedIn 1st century BC
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jerash Archaeological Site
gptkbp:knownFor well-preserved Roman ruins
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Jordan
Jerash
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Decapolis
gptkbp:periodsOfOccupation gptkb:Roman_period
gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkb:Umayyad_period
Byzantine period
gptkbp:significance one of the best-preserved Roman provincial towns
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2004
gptkbp:visitedBy tourists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gerasa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6