🏛️ Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a): Castrum
Roman military camp and Byzantine monastic center in central Jordan
📋 Fast Facts
- Located 30 km southeast of Madaba on the edge of the desert plateau
- Roman Castrum built in the 3rd century CE; 16 Byzantine churches constructed between 5th and 8th centuries
- Contains the Church of St. Stephen with its famous 785 CE mosaic depicting regional cities including Jerusalem, Madaba, Philadelphia, and Nile Delta towns
- Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004
Um er-Rasas is a multi-layered archaeological site in central Jordan that preserves evidence of Roman military occupation, Byzantine ...