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Umm Qays Destination Guide

Discover Umm Qays in Jordan

Umm Qays in the region of Irbid with its 4,294 habitants is a place located in Jordan - some 51 mi or ( 81 km ) North of Amman , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Umm Qays

Local time in Umm Qays is now 03:13 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Amman " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Fiq, Damascus, and Al Hammah. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Umm Qays ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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 ..

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 ..


Highway 98 - Golan Heights - Stunning Vistas - Exciting Switchbacks

0:59 min by VillageIsrael
Views: 381 Rating: 0.00

If you love Highway 1 on the California coast, then you'll love Highway 98 ascending the Golan Heights from the top of the mountains down to Hamat Gader on the way back to Tiberias. We recommend drivi ..

Honeymoon In Israel - Sea of Galilee Bike Path

1:14 min by HoneymoonInIsrael
Views: 322 Rating: 5.00

www.OurHoneymoonInIsrael.blogspot.com Sea of Galilee Bike Path is a video we took on our honeymoon in Israel. To see more of Israel, your'e welcome to visit our blog 'Our Honeymoon In Israel'. link ab ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 0 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

Hamat Gader

Hamat Gader is a site in the Yarmouk River valley, near the Sea of Galilee in the Golan Heights. The name means "hot springs of Gadara", referring to the several mineral springs with temperatures up to 50°C. Gadara, modern Umm Qais in Jordan, is 4 kilometres away. Hamat Gader is located close to the junction of the boundary between the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights and Jordan.

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Located at 32.68 35.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites on the Golan Heights, Hot springs of Israel, Populated places in the Golan Heights, Resorts in Israel, Roman sites in Israel, Springs of Israel

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 5 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Jordan, Bronze Age sites, Canaanite cities, Former populated places in Southwest Asia, Hebrew Bible places, Iron Age sites

Yarmouk River

The Yarmouk River is the largest tributary of the Jordan River. It drains much of the Hauran Plateau. It is one of three main tributaries which enter the Jordan between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. To the south, are the Jabbok/Zarqa and the Arnon/Wadi Mujib) rivers. The Yarmouk forms the border between Israel and Jordan close to the Jordan Valley and between Syria and Jordan further upstream. It is the southern boundary of the Golan Heights.

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Located at 32.71 35.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Great Rift Valley, Hebrew Bible rivers, International rivers of Asia, Israel–Jordan border, Israel–Jordan relations, Jordan River basin, Jordan–Syria border, Rivers of Israel, Rivers of Jordan, Rivers of Syria

Ashdot Ya'akov

Ashdot Ya'akov is a kibbutz in northern Israel. It was founded in 1924 by a kvutza of Hashomer members from Latvia on the land which is today Gesher. It was named after the rapids of the nearby Yarmouk River and James "Ya'akov" Armand de Rothschild. Between 1933 and 1935 the kibbutz moved north-east of its original location, onto land which had been bought by the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association.

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Located at 32.66 35.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Emek HaYarden Regional Council, Former kibbutzim, Jewish villages in the Mandate for Palestine, Populated places established in 1924

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Umm Qays