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Jordan / The Decapolis / Pella

Pella in the north Jordan Valley is one of the largest and most important archaeological sites in the region. Situated on the banks of the Wadi Jirm, it contains buildings from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods (2nd to 14th centuries A.D.), but archaeologists believe that it stands on top of a much older site, which has been inhabited since 5,000B.C.

At present there are columns, a few buildings and a small amphitheatre to be seen, but Pella is still in the process of being excavated and archaeologists predict that when it is fully restored, it will be at least as large as Jerash.