Gadara
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.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 360 metres (1,180 feet)
- Description: archaeological site in Jordan, former city of the ancient Decapolis
- Also known as“Mint of Gadara”“Umm Qais”“Umm Qays historical city”“مدينة أم قيس التاريخية”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover West Theatre and Umm Qais Museum.
West Theatre
West Theatre is a theater building.
260 metres east of Gadara
Hamat Gader
Hamat Gader is a hot springs site in the Yarmuk River…
3½ km north of Gadara
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umm Qais and Malka.
Malka
Malka is a town in Irbid Governorate, Jordan, within Bani Kinanah District.
7 km east of Gadara
Sha’ar HaGolan
Sha'ar HaGolan is a kibbutz situated at the foot…
7 km northwest of Gadara
Gadara
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Latitude
32.65612° or 32° 39′ 22″ north
Longitude
35.67527° or 35° 40′ 31″ east
Open location code
8G4QMM4G+C4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Gadara” goes by many names.
GadaraTagalog
Гадара (Декаполис борынгы каласы) археологик аланыTatar
GadaraTurkish
ГадараUkrainian
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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