Stops on the

Incense Road

 

Gaza(Jenysos)
Elusa
Ruheiba
Obodat
Wadi Fiqreh
Wadi Arabah
Sela
Rekem, (Petra)
Ayl
Gryn
Hawara
Wadi Rumm

Al Uyaynah

Northern Desert Trek

Tayma
Meda'in Saleh

Dedan

Khaybar
Medina

Southern Desert Trek
Najran
Sa'ada

Yathul
Marib (Saba)
Timna (Qatraban)
Shibam(Hadramaut)
Ubar

 

Further Information

Camels

The Incense Sea Route

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gryn is located in the southern highlands of Jordan, south of Ayl. On the hill-top stands a fortification, while the artesian wells empty their water into ancient cisterns and aqueducts below the fort. Water from Gryn is still used to supply the surrounding district.

	From a distance you can see the Gryn fortification on the hilltop.
	The fort is in a state of poor repair.
	It is possible to stand on the roof of two rooms to view the rest of the fort and the surrounding countryside
	The old Incense Road winding it's way across the country. This later became a Roman road, and parts of it still have the old Roman cobblestones.
	From the top of the fort it is possible to see fortifications in the surrounding area, such as Al Maregha, Ras al Naqb and others.
	One of the more interesting things about the Gryn fort and caravan stop is an old lime pit where limestone was heated to make lime.