Wādī Umm Qays
Wādī Umm Qays is a wadi in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Wādī Umm Qays is situated nearby to the locality As Saqī, as well as near Şaydūr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gadara and Umm Qais Museum.
Gadara
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Gadara, in some texts Gedaris, was an ancient Hellenistic city in what is now Jordan, for a long time member of the Decapolis city league, a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see.
Umm Qais Museum
Museum
The Umm Qais Museum is museum in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. The museum is dedicated to exhibiting and conserving artifacts from the archeological site of Umm Qais.
Tall Zira’a
Archaeological site
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The Tall Zira'a is an archaeological tell in Jordan. Surveys and geophysical investigations showed the site's great potential for excavations. Tall Zira´a contains evidence of over 5000 years of settlement – almost without cultural gaps, at the point at which the Syrian cultural sphere meets the Palestinian.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umm Qais and Malka.
Umm Qais
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Umm Qais, also known as Qays, is a town in northern Jordan principally known for its proximity to the ruins of the ancient Gadara. It is the largest city in the Bani Kinanah Department and Irbid Governorate in the extreme northwest of the country, near Jordan's borders with Israel and Syria.
Malka
Town
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Malka is a Jordanian town located in the north of Irbid. It is one of the largest villages in Bani Kinanah Department. It has fertile soil and abundant springs. Malka is situated 8 km northeast of Wādī Umm Qays.
Sha’ar HaGolan
Village
Sha'ar HaGolan is a kibbutz situated at the foot of the Golan Heights in the Jordan Valley area of north-eastern Israel. Located less than 1 km from the border with Jordan, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. Sha’ar HaGolan is situated 9 km northwest of Wādī Umm Qays.
Wādī Umm Qays
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Raud ’Ain Um Qeis”, “Rawḑ ‘Ayn Umm Qays”, “Wādī Um Qeis”, and “Wadi Umm Qays”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.63663° or 32° 38′ 12″ northLongitude
35.67221° or 35° 40′ 20″ eastElevation
-25 metres (-82 feet)Open location code
8G4QJMPC+MVGeoNames ID
246200
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