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Jordanie, Jerash, juin 2005
Jordan, Jerash, June 2005

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Jerash (ancient "Antioch-on-the-Chrysorhoas", also known as Gerasa) was a city of the Graceo-Roman Decapolis, its ruins now located in the Gilead region of northwest Jordan. The origins of the city are in the Iron Age and even a Bronze Age predecessor. The Graceo-Roman originated in the 2nd century BC; after 63 BC it was a city of the Roman Empire. Initially it was part of the province of Syria but in AD 106 the Romans annexed the Nabataean kingdom and created a new province called Arabia and including both Gerasa and Philadelphia (modern Amman). The city finally reached a size of about 800,000 square metres within its walls. The site was largely abandonned from the 12th century until a small Circassian settlement was established in the late 19th century. The result has been survival of spectacular ruins. Excavation and restoration has been almost continuous since the 1920s. Read more from Wikipedia.

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Photos prises avec un Konica Minolta Dimage A2.
Photos taken with a Konica Minolta Dimage A2.

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Citation - Quote

Le reportage photojournalistique fait inévitablement de vous un étranger
In photojournalistic reporting, inevitably, you’re an outsider.
Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Jerash: colonne de la Cardo Maximus
Jerash: column from the Cardo Maximus

 

 

Le site de Jerash - The Jerash site

 

 

Jerash: la Cardo Maximus - Jerash: the Cardo Maximus

 

 

Jerash: colonnes de la Cardo Maximus - Jerash: columns from the Cardo Maximus

 

 

Place ovale, Jerash - Oval Plaza, Jerash

 

 

Place ovale, Jerash - Oval Plaza, Jerash

 

 

Jerash: temple d'Artémis - Jerash : Artemis Temple

 

 

Jerash: temple d'Artémis - Jerash : Artemis Temple

 

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