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Umm Quais aka Gadara

The Wikipedia mentions: “Umm Qais (Arabic: أم قيس‎, also 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 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.
The Hellenistic-Roman town of Gadara (Hebrew: גדרה‎, gad´a-ra or גדר, ga-der; Greek: Γάδαρα Gádara) was also sometimes called Antiochia or Antiochia Semiramis (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιόχεια Σεμίραμις) or Seleucia.“
I found the ancient town surprisingly large, with the main sights well excavated, but probably a lot of finds still in the ground. It was much more extensive than expected. I found a very good site with information (that I quote from).

For a clear view of the area covered use the map view.. Location of sub-galleries: see there.
Gadara Museum
Gadara Museum
Crypt and hypogeum
Crypt and hypogeum
West Theatre
West Theatre
Sacral buildings on the western terrace
Sacral buildings on the western terrace
Nymphaeum
Nymphaeum
Jordan Um Quais 2013 1202.jpg
Jordan Um Quais 2013 1202.jpg
Jordan Um Quais 2013 1203.jpg
Jordan Um Quais 2013 1203.jpg
Gadara Western near theatre 1207.jpg
Gadara Western near theatre 1207.jpg
Gadara Western near theatre 1208.jpg
Gadara Western near theatre 1208.jpg
Jordan Um Quais 2013 1220.jpg
Jordan Um Quais 2013 1220.jpg
Gadara Western terrace 1245.jpg
Gadara Western terrace 1245.jpg
Gadara Western terrace 1246.jpg
Gadara Western terrace 1246.jpg
Gadara Podium monument 1247.jpg
Gadara Podium monument 1247.jpg
Gadara Decumanus Maximus 2013 1249.jpg
Gadara Decumanus Maximus 2013 1249.jpg
Gadara Sanctuary and propylon  1250.jpg
Gadara Sanctuary and propylon 1250.jpg
Gadara Macellum and colonnaded courtyard 1251.jpg
Gadara Macellum and colonnaded courtyard 1251.jpg
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Jordan Um Quais 2013 1262.jpg
Gadara Tiberias gate 1263.jpg
Gadara Tiberias gate 1263.jpg
Gadara basilica 1275.jpg
Gadara basilica 1275.jpg
Um Quais Sea of Galilea in distance 1277.jpg
Um Quais Sea of Galilea in distance 1277.jpg
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Jordan Um Quais 2013 1279.jpg
Jordan Um Quais 2013 1280.jpg
Jordan Um Quais 2013 1280.jpg
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Jordan Um Quais 2013 1281.jpg
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Jordan Um Quais 2013 1282.jpg
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Jordan Um Quais 2013 1283.jpg
Jordan Um Quais 2013 1303.jpg
Jordan Um Quais 2013 1303.jpg
Gadara Western near theatre 1304.jpg
Gadara Western near theatre 1304.jpg
Jordan Um Quais 2013 1305.jpg
Jordan Um Quais 2013 1305.jpg
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Jordan Um Quais 2013 1306.jpg
Macellum and colonnaded courtyard
Macellum and colonnaded courtyard