Balad al Basha
Balad al Basha is a village in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Balad al Basha is situated nearby to the locality Khirbat al Qabw, as well as near the village بلد الشيخ.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gadara and Umm Qais Museum.
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 4 km west of Balad al Basha.
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 3½ km west of Balad al Basha.
West Theatre
Theater building
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
West Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 3½ km west of Balad al Basha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umm Qais and Malka.
Umm Qais
Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4 km northeast of Balad al Basha.
Balad al Basha
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Balad al Bāshā”
- Category: locality
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.64847° or 32° 38′ 55″ northLongitude
35.71675° or 35° 43′ 0″ eastOpen location code
8G4QJPX8+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 802815376OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Balad al Basha” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلد الباشا”
- French: “Balad al Basha”
- German: “Balad al Basha”
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