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Umm Qais

Irbid Governorate, Jordan
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About Umm Qais

Umm Qais or Qays is a town in northern Jordan basically known for its proximity to the ruins of the historical Gadara, additionally a former bishopric and gift Latin Catholic titular see. It lies within the Bani Kinanah Department and Irbid Governorate in the extreme northwest of the country, near Jordan's borders with Israel and Syria.

It is perched on a hilltop 378 metres above sea stage overlooking the Sea of Tiberias, the Golan Heights, and the Yarmouk River gorge. Gadara become situated in a defensible function on a ridge handy to the east however covered by using steep falls on the alternative 3 facets. It was nicely-watered, with get right of entry to to the Ain Qais spring and cisterns. A member of the Decapolis, Gadara turned into a middle of Greek culture inside the area, considered one among its maximum Hellenized and enjoying special political and religious fame.

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