Umm Qais Museum

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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. Gadara is situated 400 metres west of Umm Qais Museum.

West Theatre

Theater building

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West Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 150 metres west of Umm Qais Museum.

Hamat Gader

Park

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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 3½ km north of Umm Qais Museum.

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Umm Qais

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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

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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 7 km east of Umm Qais Museum.

Sha’ar HaGolan

Village

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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 8 km northwest of Umm Qais Museum.

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