We are an online platform on smartphones and search engines in both Arabic and English, specialized in promoting tourism facilities and helping tourists to obtain the best tourism services in all countries, where we start today from Jordan in the capital Amman, and we will expand in the next phase to cover the largest number of Countries.


Asfar Plus interact with tourists to highlight and discover archaeological and tourist sites, in addition it works to identify and locate all nearby services by selecting between preferred hotels, resorts and apartments or by review current prominent activities such as trips, camps, events and book it easily.


Also Asfar Plus Aims to promote all tourism providers and archaeological sites spread in all countries of the world, where every tourism facility, user or guide can register in our platform and manage his services and information to users.


Asfar Plus is interactive platform, where users and tourists can share his tourism experiences to all browsers, by creating his own page within the application, so that he can publish the videos and pictures that document about his experience

About Asfar Plus

Every package has its unique benefits, pick the one that fits you the most

Promote your site with one of those packages

Name*

Tell Us, We Care About Your Feedback.

Subject*

You have a problem or a Suggestion ?

There is no mistaking the fact that Jordan is a Kingdom steeped in history and culture. From the moment you arrive, you get a sense of its rich heritage; all around are remnants of ancient civilizations long since passed, yet they still remain, stamped into the very fabric of this amazing Kingdom and etched into the soul of the people who live here.

Discover Jordan's history

Camp in Wadi Rum

Visit the Dead Sea

History



The “Great” Temple Complex represents one of the major archaeological and architectural components of central Petra. Since 1993 archaeologist from Brown University have been Excavating this temple precinct. These investigations are conducted under the auspices of the department of Antiquates of Jordan .

The great temple precinct which you see before the majors estimated 7.000m2( 76.000 sq. ft) and this comprised north south of Propylaea monumental entryway ( a lower temenos ) sacred area : twin exedra ( semi-circular structures ) flanked by broad stairways: and an upper temenos – the sacred enclosure for the temple itself.

In the lower temenos are triple colonnades on the east and west. Here, large limestone hexagonal pavers were positioned above an extensive water canalization system.

With its red-and-white-succeed exterior, the ` Great ` temple must have had a dramatic impact when set against its rose-red environment. The temple is tetrastyle in antis (four large frontal columns) with solid outer walls, typical of Nabataean architecture, as is seen on the Qasr El.BINT farther to the west. Approximately 15 meters ( 45 ft) in height, the columns plus the entablature they carried, would place the temple`s height at a minimum of 18 meters ( 57 ft). The ` great `Temple measures 28 meters ( 84 ft) east –west, and is 40 meters ( 120 ft). in Length.

The style and quality of the Temple`s elaborate floral friezes and acanthus-laden limestone capitals suggest that the sanctuary was constructed by the end of the first century BCE by the Nabataean , who combined their native traditions with the classical spirit. The ` Great ` Temple was in use until some point in the late Byzantine Period.


من أشهر المواقع الأثرية في البترا التي يجب زيارتها

Users rating: