Rawd Ayn Um Qays

Rawd Ayn Um Qays is a locality in , . Rawd Ayn Um Qays is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gadara and Tall Zira’a.

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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 2½ km north of Rawd Ayn Um Qays.

Archaeological site
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The Tall Zira'a is an archaeological tell in . Surveys and geophysical investigations showed the site's great potential for excavations. Tall Zira´a contains evidence of over 5000 years of settlement – almost without cultural gaps, at the point at which the Syrian cultural sphere meets the Palestinian.

Museum
The , also known as the Umm Qais Archaeological Museum, is an archaeological museum at the ancient site of in , northern Jordan. is situated 3 km northeast of Rawd Ayn Um Qays.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umm Qais and Sha’ar HaGolan.

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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 .

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 Rawd Ayn Um Qays.

Village
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is a kibbutz in northern . Located in the northern Jordan Valley near the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. is situated 8 km northwest of Rawd Ayn Um Qays.

Rawd Ayn Um Qays

Latitude
32.63333° or 32° 38′ north
Longitude
35.66667° or 35° 40′ east
Open location code
8G4QJMM8+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 798853767
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Rawd Ayn Um Qays” goes by many names.

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