Umm Qais Museum

The Umm Qais Museum is a museum in , Jordan. The museum is dedicated to exhibiting and conserving artifacts from the archeological site of .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gadara and West Theatre.

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, in some texts Gedaris, was an ancient Hellenistic city in what is now , for a long time member of the Decapolis city league, a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. is situated 400 metres west of Umm Qais Museum.

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

Park
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is a hot springs site in the valley, located in an area under control, near the and the border with . is situated 3½ km north of Umm Qais Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umm Qais and Malka.

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, also known as Qays, is a town in northern principally known for its proximity to the ruins of the ancient . It is the largest city in the Bani Kinanah Department and in the extreme northwest of the country, near Jordan's borders with and .

Town
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is a town in , Jordan, within . Official locality tables published by the Department of Statistics list among the localities of Irbid. is situated 7 km east of Umm Qais Museum.

Village
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Sha'ar HaGolan is a kibbutz situated at the foot of the in the Jordan Valley area of north-eastern . Located less than 1 km from the border with , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. is situated 8 km northwest of Umm Qais Museum.

Umm Qais Museum

Latitude
32.65584° or 32° 39′ 21″ north
Longitude
35.67955° or 35° 40′ 46″ east
Open location code
8G4QMM4H+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4788898321
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q68044708
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Hindi—“Umm Qais Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف أم قيس”
  • Dutch: “Umm Qais Museum”
  • Hindi: “उम काइस संग्रहालय”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North Theatre and Basilica.

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