Shi‘b ‘Araqah
Shi‘b ‘Araqah is a wadi in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Shi‘b ‘Araqah is situated nearby to the locality Al Mukhaybah at Taḩtā, as well as near Hamat Gader.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.
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 2½ km southwest of Shi‘b ‘Araqah.
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.
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 6 km east of Shi‘b ‘Araqah.
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 7 km northwest of Shi‘b ‘Araqah.
Shi‘b ‘Araqah
- Type: Wadi
- Also known as: “Shi‘b ‘Araqa” and “Shi`b `Araqah”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.67635° or 32° 40′ 35″ northLongitude
35.68785° or 35° 41′ 16″ eastElevation
36 metres (118 feet)Open location code
8G4QMMGQ+G4GeoNames ID
250370
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