Jerash

Jerash

A close second to Petra on the list of favorite destinations in Jordan, the ancient city of Jerash boasts as unbroken chain of human occupation dating back more than 6,500 years.

The city's golden age came under Roman rule and the site is now generally acknowledged to be one of the best preserved Roman provincial towns in the world. Hidden for centuries in sand before being excavated and restored over the past 70 years, Jerash reveals a fine example of the grand, formal provincial Roman urbanism that is found throughout the Middle East, comprising paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, handsome theatres, spacious public squares and plazas, baths, fountains and city walls pierced by towers and gates. Beneath its external Graeco - Roman veneer, Jerash also preserves a subtle blend of east and west. Its architecture, religion and languages reflect a process by which two powerful cultures meshed and coexisted, The Graeco - Roman world of the Mediterranean basin and the ancient traditions of the Arab Orient.

Jerash Festival

Two thousand years ago, the great urban trading cities of the Middle East were born when Middle Eastern and Western societies came together in a tremendous synthesis of commerce, art, and culture. Their legacy shines today in the splendid cities of the Greco-Roman and Arab east, such as Petra, Jerash, Gadara, and Palmyra. The full power and glory of that ancient drama is revived in Jordan every summer in the form of the two-week-long Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts. This year's 19th annual Jerash Festival brings together over 35 different performers and troupes from Jordan, the Middle East and the world.

The Jerash Festival usually takes place during end of July and beginning of August .It showcases a wide array of singers, musical and folklore troupes, poetry readings, symphony orchestras, ballet, Shakespearean theater, handicrafts, and art shows. Among the highlights of the year 2000 festival are the Original Shakespeare Company of the U.K. performing Romeo and Juliet, the Modern Ballet Ensemble from Prague, the Ukrainian State Ballet performing Giselle, the Jordan National Music Conservatory orchestra, a Lebanese Muppets theater, drum majorettes from South Africa, Circassian, Bedouin, and urban folk dance troupes from Jordan, Palestine, and Egypt, a chamber choir from Sweden, Spanish folk dancers, and many other acts. Special acts and exhibitions cater to children, making the festival an attractive destination for the entire family.

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