The site now lies on a modern highway that links Amman with the northern boundary of the Kingdom towards Syria; the drive takes 40 minutes from Amman at a leisurely speed. As you approach, it is after a corner of the highway that you are suddenly faced with a wonderful view of the ruins with the Triumphal Arch in the foreground. On the other side of the highway lies the modern town of Jerash.
Only half an hour's drive north-west from Jerash is the magnificent Castle of Ajloun, built high above the scenic landscape at the edge of the Ajloun Nature reserve, definitely worth a visit if you're in Jerash for a few days.
Jerash is internationally acknowledged as one of the best-preserved province cities of the Roman Empire.
Jerash boasts as unbroken chain of human occupation dating back more than 6,500 years.
