Places in Jordan - Umm Al Jimal

The mother of camels was the name given to the famous city in the north east of Jordan. Nabataeans established the city during the peak of their civilization in the first century BC, during the reign of Aritaus, the third King of the Nabataeans, and in the first century A.D. as one of the strategic cities to look after the need of trade routes coming either from Syria or from Iraq, on the way to Arabia and Petra in the south or other destinations.

The city was built out of basalt stones, in a particular method, which is known in architectural terms as "Corporal". As Nabataeans were masters in hydraulic systems, they supplied the city with a sophisticated system of water including an outstanding purification system.

Umm al Jimal is a very well fortified city with six gates, and the soil in the area is fertile due to the minerals.