Rawd Ayn Um Qays
Rawd Ayn Um Qays is a locality in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Rawd Ayn Um Qays is situated nearby to the locality Wadi Zahar, as well as near Wadi Masil al Dalw.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gadara and Tall Zira’a.
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 north of Rawd Ayn Um Qays.
Tall Zira’a
Archaeological site
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The Tall Zira'a is an archaeological tell in Jordan. 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.
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. Umm Qais Museum is situated 3 km northeast of Rawd Ayn Um Qays.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umm Qais and Sha’ar HaGolan.
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.
Sha’ar HaGolan
Village
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 Rawd Ayn Um Qays.
Ashdot Ya’akov Meuhad
Village
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Ashdot Ya'akov Meuhad is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located to the south of the Sea of Galilee near the Jordanian border and covering 4,300 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 919. Ashdot Ya’akov Meuhad is situated 8 km northwest of Rawd Ayn Um Qays.
Rawd Ayn Um Qays
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Rawḑ ‘Ayn Umm Qays”
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.63333° or 32° 38′ northLongitude
35.66667° or 35° 40′ eastOpen location code
8G4QJMM8+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 798853767OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Rawd Ayn Um Qays” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “روض عين أم قيس”
- French: “Rawd Ayn Um Qays”
- German: “Rawd Ayn Um Qays”
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