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Explore Faw'arah in Jordan

Faw'arah in the region of Irbid is a town in Jordan - some 47 mi or ( 75 km ) North of Amman , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Faw'arah

Current time in Faw'arah is now 09:20 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Ash Shajarah, and Umm Qays. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nicosia . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Faw'arah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Ajloun Castle, Jordan

1:11 min by kzoo3
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Hamat Gader - Hot Springs - Parrot Show - Aligator Park - Roman Antiquities

2:41 min by VillageIsrael
Views: 2770 Rating: 5.00

One of the most beautiful and popular health retreats in the Roman Empire was in Hamat Gader on the southern ascent to the Golan Heights. Today you can see the remains of the incredible Roman Baths an ..


Al-Rafeed

0:49 min by xhail77
Views: 1828 Rating: 5.00

Country Drive home ..

متحف أم قيس Gadara Museum

6:21 min by adonyenana
Views: 1422 Rating: 5.00

This film is about the Gadara Museum. Gadara Museum or Umm-Qais Museum is one of the many distinguished museums in Jordan, which are located in many Jordanian archeological cities. The Museum was a di ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Beit Ras

Beit Ras/Capitolias is one of the 10 Decapolis cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in Judea and Syria. Today the city is known as the village of Beit Ras and is located to the north of the city of Irbid in Jordan.

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Located at 32.60 35.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Decapolis, Populated places in Jordan

Umm Qais

Umm Qais is a town in northern Jordan near the site of the ancient town of Gadara. It is situated in the extreme north-west of the country, where the borders of Jordan, Israel and Syria meet, perched on a hilltop (378 metres above sea level), overlooking the sea of Tiberias, the Golan heights and the Yarmuk gorge. Umm Qais is in Jordan's Irbid Governorate and belongs to the Bani Kinanah Department.

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Located at 32.65 35.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Ancient Greek sites in Jordan, Archaeological sites in Jordan, Decapolis, Hellenistic colonies, New Testament places, Populated places in the Irbid Governorate, Titular sees in Asia, Umm Qais

Dion, Jordan

Dion (alternatively Adun, Idoun, or Aydoun) is the name of an ancient city, which was a member of the Decapolis during the classical period. The exact location of the city is still disputed, but is thought to be a site site near Al Hisn currently known as Aydoun, around the city of Irbid in Jordan.

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Located at 32.60 35.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Decapolis, Former populated places in Jordan, Roman towns and cities in Syria

Tall Zira'a

The Tall Zira'a is one of the most promising talls of Palestine. Surveys and geophysical investigations showed the site’s great potential for excavations. Presumably, an almost continuous stratigraphy from Early Bronze Age to the Islamic periods will demonstrate the history of northeast Jordan.

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Located at 32.62 35.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Jordan, Bronze Age sites, Canaanite cities, Former populated places in Southwest Asia, Hebrew Bible places, Iron Age sites

Irbid

Irbid, known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela, is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 660,000, and is located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of the Gilead, equidistant from Pella, Beit Ras, and Um Qais. The city of Irbid is the third largest city in Jordan by population. Metropolitan Irbid is the second largest.

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Located at 32.55 35.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Irbid, Populated places in the Irbid Governorate

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