Um Qays Sping
Um Qays Sping is a spring in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Um Qays Sping is situated nearby to Umm Qais Museum, as well as near the ruins North Theatre.Places of Interest Nearby
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 1 km northwest of Um Qays Sping.
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 740 metres northwest of Um Qays Sping.
West Theatre
Theater building
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
West Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 800 metres northwest of Um Qays Sping.
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 7 km east of Um Qays Sping.
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 9 km northwest of Um Qays Sping.
Um Qays Sping
- Type: Spring
- Also known as: “‘Ayn Umm Qays”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.65° or 32° 39′ northLongitude
35.68333° or 35° 41′ eastOpen location code
8G4QMM2M+28OpenStreetMap ID
node 802815413OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Um Qays Sping” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “عين أم قيس”
- French: “Ayn Um Qays”
- German: “Ayn Um Qays”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Theatre and West Theatre.
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