Strategically located in the heart of the Jordanian capital Amman. Jabal al-Qal’a has been a site of settlement since the Bronze Age, continuing through the Iron Age, Hellenistic period, Roman, Byzantine, and ending with the Islamic periods (Umayyad, Abbasid, Ayyubid, Mamluk, and Ottoman). This succession of periods makes it a prominent example of cultural diversity and unique architecture.

The site includes religious structures such as the Roman temple, Byzantine churches, and the Umayyad mosque. As for civil architecture, it is represented by the Ammonite houses, Byzantine houses, Umayyad houses, the Ayyubid palace, the bathhouse, the market, and the press.