West Theatre
West Theatre is a theater building in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. West Theatre is situated nearby to the ruins Street with Shops, as well as near Basilica.Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: Roman theater ruin in Jordan
- Also known as: “Gadara West Theatre” and “West Theatre (Gadara)”
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 260 metres west of West Theatre.
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 150 metres east of West Theatre.
Hamat Gader
Park
Photo: Yarin Kirchen, CC BY 2.0.
Hamat Gader is a hot springs site in the Yarmuk River valley, located in an area under Israeli control, near the Golan Heights and the border with Jordan. Hamat Gader is situated 3½ km north of West Theatre.
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 West Theatre.
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 West Theatre.
West Theatre
- Categories: Roman theater, ruins, ancient Roman structure, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.65565° or 32° 39′ 20″ northLongitude
35.678° or 35° 40′ 41″ eastHeight
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8G4QMM4H+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 115558709OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreWikidata ID
Q63241995
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“West Theatre” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المسرح الغربي”
- German: “Westtheater”
- Turkish: “Gadara Batı Tiyatrosu”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Theatre and Street with Shops.
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