Byzantine Church terrace at Umm Qais, Jordan. The site of the ancient town of Gadara.

Byzantine Church terrace at Umm Qais, Jordan. The site of the ancient town of Gadara. Stock Photo
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Francesco Dazzi / Alamy Stock Photo

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6016 x 4016 px | 50.9 x 34 cm | 20.1 x 13.4 inches | 300dpi

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3 April 2015

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Umm Qais, Jordan

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Umm Qais (Mother of Qais), sometimes transliterated as Umm Qays, 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 (1, 240 ft) above sea level, overlooking the sea of Tiberias, the Golan heights and the Yarmuk gorge.