The Old and the New: Gerasa and Jerash, Jordan

By trayes | Published: 2009 | Location: Jerash, Jordan

: The modern-day city as seen from the ruins of its ancient predecessor; Jerash, Gerasa, Jordan. January 2009.

: Modern-day Jerash, Jordan, a city of more than 30,000 early in the twenty-first century, keeps watch on its ancient predecessor with a history that stretches back for millennia;

: The *new* city rises in contrast to the ornate, Roman architecture of much earlier times; Jerash, Jordan. January 2009.

: The Oval Plaza or Forum of historic Jerash, Jordan, stands in contrast to the more modern city that has sprung up on surrounding hillsides. January 2009.

: South entrance to the Oval Plaza of Jerash/Gerasa; modern Jerash, Jordan, in the distance. January 2009.

: Looking west down a columned Roman road toward the modern city of Jerash, Jordan. January 2009.

: High rises in modern-day Jerash, Jordan, as they face the columns and structures of its predecessor, the ancient city of Jerash (Gerasa). January 2009.

: The pink house and neighboring dwellings and other structures in a section of modern-day Jerash, Jordan. January 2009.

: Small section of modern-day Jerash as it rises on a hillside overlooking the ancient ruins of Jerash (Gerasa). January 2009.

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