Ma‘aḑḑ al Ghāziyāt

Ma‘aḑḑ al Ghāziyāt is a wadi in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Ma‘aḑḑ al Ghāziyāt is situated nearby to the locality Al Mukhaybah at Taḩtā, as well as near Iskān as Sarīr.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hamat Gader and Gadara.

Hamat Gader

Park

Photo: Yarin Kirchen, CC BY 2.0.

Hamat Gader is a hot springs site in the Yarmuk River valley, located in an area under Israeli control, near the Golan Heights and the border with Jordan. Hamat Gader is situated 2½ km northwest of Ma‘aḑḑ al Ghāziyāt.

Gadara

Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Gadara is situated 3 km southwest of Ma‘aḑḑ al Ghāziyāt.

Umm Qais Museum

Museum

The Umm Qais Museum, also known as the Umm Qais Archaeological Museum, is an archaeological museum at the ancient site of Gadara in Umm Qais, northern Jordan. Umm Qais Museum is situated 2½ km southwest of Ma‘aḑḑ al Ghāziyāt.

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 town in Irbid Governorate, Jordan, within Bani Kinanah District. Official locality tables published by the Department of Statistics list Malka among the localities of Irbid. Malka is situated 5 km east of Ma‘aḑḑ al Ghāziyāt.

Mevo Hama

Village

Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mevo Hama is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the Golan Heights. The settlement was established as a kibbutz after Israel occupied the area in the Six Day War in 1967. Mevo Hama is situated 8 km northwest of Ma‘aḑḑ al Ghāziyāt.

Ma‘aḑḑ al Ghāziyāt

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Ma‘add el Ghāziyāt”, “Ma`add al Ghaziyat”, “Shi‘b Abī al Ghāziyāt”, “Shi‘b Abū al Ghāzīyāt”, and “Shi’b Abu el Ghāzīyat”
Category: body of water
Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.67535° or 32° 40′ 31″ north

Longitude

35.69414° or 35° 41′ 39″ east

Elevation

71 metres (233 feet)

Open location code

8G4QMMGV+4M

GeoNames ID

248384

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Localities in the Area

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