Articles near the latitude and longitude of Umm Qays

Satellite map of Umm Qays

Umm Qais or Qays (Arabic: أم قيس‎, lit. "Mother of Qais") is a town in northern Jordan principally known for its proximity to the ruins of the ancient Gadara. It lies in the Bani Kinanah Department and Irbid Governorate in the extreme northwest of the country, near Jordan's borders with Israel and Syria.

Population: 4,294

Latitude: 32° 39' 12.53" N
Longitude: 35° 41' 7.44" E

Read about Umm Qays in the Wikipedia

GPS coordinates of Umm Qays, Jordan

Download as JSON

Articles of interest in Umm Qays

168 Articles of interest near Umm Qays, Jordan

Show all articles in the map
  • Rumat al-Heib

    Rumat al-Heib (Arabic: رُمة الهـَيـْب‎; Hebrew: רומת אל-הייב‎) is a Bedouin village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of the al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2011 it had a population of 1,71…

  • Makam al-Nabi Sain Mosque

    Ela-Nabi Sa'in Mosque (Hebrew: אלא נבי סעין‎ Arabic: الى النبي ساعين‎ ) is a mosque located at a height of 487 meters above sea level, on the northwestern outskirts of Nazareth, Israel. The mosque is located at the height of the ridge height of encl…

  • Jezreel Valley Regional Council

    Jezreel Valley Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית עמק יזרעאל‎, Mo'atza Azorit Emek Yizra'el) is a regional council in northern Israel that encompasses most of the settlements in the Jezreel Valley. It includes 15 kibbutzim, 15 moshavim, 6 commun…

  • Ein HaNatziv

    Ein HaNatziv (Hebrew: עֵין הַנְּצִי"ב, lit. Spring of the Natziv) is a kibbutz in the Bet She'an Valley in Israel. Located about three kilometers south of the ancient city of Beit She'an, it is 130 meters below sea level.

  • Bnei Yehuda, Golan Heights

    Bnei Yehuda (Hebrew: בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה) is an Israeli settlement, moshav, located in the southern Golan Heights, under the administration of Israel. The moshav was built in 1972. It falls under the municipal jurisdiction of the Golan Regional Council.

  • Sarid

    Kibbutz Sarid (Hebrew: שָׂרִיד) (lit. "Remnant") is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Migdal HaEmek, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 590.

  • Nasib Border Crossing

    The Nasib Border Crossing (Arabic: مركز نصيب الحدودي‎) is an international border crossing between Syria and Jordan. It is one of the busiest border crossings in Syria and is situated on the Damascus-Amman international highway.

  • Eilabun massacre

    The Eilabun massacre was committed by soldiers of Israel Defense Forces during Operation Hiram on 30 October 1948. A total of 14 men from the Palestinian Christian village of Eilabun (Eilaboun) were killed, 12 of them executed by the Israeli forces …

  • Al-Batuf Regional Council

    The al-Batuf Regional Council (Arabic: البطوف‎, Hebrew: מועצה אזורית אל-בטוף‎, Mo'atza Azorit al-Batuf) is a regional council located on the southern fringe of the Beit Netofa Valley North of Nazareth within the North District of Israel.

  • Ma'ale Iron

    Ma'ale Iron (Hebrew: מעלה עירון‎, lit. Iron Heights) is an Israeli Arab local council in Israel's Haifa District and is a part of the Wadi Ara region adjacent to the Triangle. The town consists of the five Arab villages of Baiada, Musheirifa, Musmus…

  • Yifat

    Yifat (Hebrew: יִפְעַת, more accurated romanized as "Yif'at") is a kibbutz in Galilee, northern Israel. Located adjacent to the town Migdal HaEmek and short distances from the cities of Afula and Nazareth. It falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel …