Middle East
Jordan
Jerash Governorate

The Temple of Artemis

The Temple of Artemis at Gerasa is a Roman peripteral temple in , Jordan. The temple was built in the middle of the highest of the two terraces of the sanctuary, in the core of the ancient city.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: Roman temple in Jerash, Jordan
  • Also known as: “Temple of Artemis” and “Temple of Artemis, Jerash”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oval Forum and Temple of Zeus.

Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 490 metres south of The Temple of Artemis.

Ruins
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 570 metres south of The Temple of Artemis.

Building
Photo: Askii, CC BY 3.0.
The is an ancient Roman structure in , . It is an 11-metre high triple-arched gateway erected to honor the visit of Roman Emperor Hadrian to the city in the winter of 129–130. is situated 1 km south of The Temple of Artemis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jerash and Souf camp.

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, a city in northern , is famous for its Roman ruins. The archaeological site is popular for tourists, second only to .

Village
is a Palestinian refugee camp situated nearby the town of and the city of in . According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, there was 21,900 people living in the camp in 2005, of which 20,530 were registered refugees. is situated 3 km north of The Temple of Artemis.

Village
, known locally as Gaza camp, is one of the ten officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . It is located five kilometres from the Roman ruins of . is situated 3½ km southwest of The Temple of Artemis.

The Temple of Artemis

Latitude
32.2819° or 32° 16′ 55″ north
Longitude
35.89096° or 35° 53′ 28″ east
Open location code
8G4Q7VJR+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92425307
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2527347
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“The Temple of Artemis” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد أرتميس”
  • Arabic: “معبد ارتميس(جرش)”
  • Basque: “Artemisaren tenplua (Gerasa)”
  • Basque: “Artemisaren tenplua”
  • Czech: “Artemidin chrám”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Artemis in Jerash”
  • French: “temple d’Artémis”
  • French: “Temple d’Artémis”
  • German: “Tempel der Artemis”
  • Greek: “Νάος Αρτέμιδος (Γέρασα)”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Artemide”
  • Russian: “Храм Артемиды (Джараш)”
  • Russian: “Храм Артемиды”
  • Slovenian: “Artemidin tempelj v Džerašu”
  • Slovenian: “Artemidin tempelj v Jerašu”
  • Swedish: “Artemistemplet i Gerasa”
  • Thai: “เทวสถานอาร์ทีมิสแห่งเจราช”
  • Thai: “วิหารอาร์ทีมิสแห่งญะรัช”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Артеміди у Герасі”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Temple of Artemis”. Photo: Askii, CC BY 3.0.