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Pella Holidays

Pella is an exceptional site, here there are the ruins of a Greco-Roman Decapolis, one of ten trading cities situated on either side of Jordan, such as Umm Qais nearby. These sites are located near to Irbid in the north of the country.

Visit Pella

Art & Culture
Place or Historical Monument
Castle and fortress

Pella: How to get there?

30 min by car from Irbid. Plan to go by car to visit the whole site.

Pella: See when to go?

All year round

Pella: For how long?

One day

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Pella: What to see nearby?

What our travellers think of their stay

Camille Griffoulieres

Travel writer

Pella is an exceptional site, here there are the ruins of a Greco-Roman Decapolis, one of ten trading cities situated on either side of Jordan, such as Umm Qais nearby. These sites are located near to Irbid in the north of the country.

My suggestion

Take a local guide to learn more because ancient stones cannot tell you their story and there are no written explanations on the site.

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