Nympheum
Nympheum is a ruins in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. Nympheum is situated nearby to the ruins Colonnaded Courtyard, as well as near Byzantine Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gadara and West Theatre.
Gadara
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 270 metres west of Nympheum.West Theatre
Theater building
West Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 150 metres south of Nympheum.
Umm Qais Museum
Museum
The Umm Qais Museum, also known as the Umm Qais Archaeological Museum, is an archaeological museum at the ancient site of Gadara in Umm Qais, northern Jordan. Umm Qais Museum is situated 200 metres southeast of Nympheum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umm Qais and Malka.
Umm Qais
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
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 Nympheum.
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 Nympheum.
Nympheum
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “Nymphaeum”
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.657° or 32° 39′ 25″ north
Longitude
35.67795° or 35° 40′ 41″ east
Open location code
8G4QMM4H+Q5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
“Nympheum” goes by many names.
- German: “Nymphäum”
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Highlights include Colonnaded Courtyard and Byzantine Church.
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