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These caverns are part of a Byzantine necropolis 10 km east of city centre. In legend they contained the Seven Sleepers, persecuted true believers hiding or immured here circa 250 AD, and emerging 300 years later to find Christianity the official religion, glory hallelujah. The same legend attaches to seven sites from China to Tunisia - Turkey has 3 - but this one is described in the 18th Surah of the Qu'ran and has an adjacent mosque.
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Built in the 1920s by a private donor called Hasan Mustafa Sharkas and situated on a hill, this mosque impresses through its black and white striped walls.
A partly-preserved Roman fountain.
Built during the reign of Antonius Pius, 138-161AD, this impressive theater could seat up to 6,000 people. Next to it are a folklore museum and a popular culture museum which the entrance fee also covers. Next to it is the Odeon theater, a smaller theater built at the same time. There are two small museums (Folklore and Popular Traditions) to the right and left as you enter.
Jordan National Museum
This is a modern and well-preserved museum. Many of the artifacts from the citadel have been moved here. A great summary of Jordan's history. The entrance to the museum can be hard to find as the pedestrian entrance is sometimes closed so you must enter through the parking entrance. The current Google Maps location is slightly inaccurate: the museum and entrance are just south of the mosque.
Roman period remains.
The museum hosts a small but interesting collection of antiquities from all over Jordan. Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls which used to be housed here are now being transferred to the new National Museum of Jordan (see below).