Gadara (other)
Gadara was an ancient Hellenistic city in what is now Umm Qais, Jordan. Gadara may also refer to following cities from the Southern Levant: * Gadara or Gadora of Peraea, ancient city identified with Tell el-Jadur near Salt, Jordan *Gezer (not consensual), ancient city in the Judaean foothills, Israel, possibly graecised to Gadara (in Loeb edition of Josephus amended to Gazara) See also * Gadarene (other) *GDRT GDRT (also GDR, vocalized by historians as Gadarat) was a king of the Kingdom of Aksum (c. 200), known for being the first king to involve Aksum in South Arabian affairs. He is known primarily from inscriptions in South Arabia that mention him an ...

Gadara
Gadara ( or ; ), in some texts Gedaris, was an ancient Hellenistic city in what is now Jordan, for a long time member of the Decapolis city league, a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. Its ruins are today located at Umm Qais, a small town in the Bani Kinanah Department and Irbid Governorate in Jordan, near its borders with Israel and Syria. It stood on a hill above sea level overlooking the Yarmouk River gorge, with the Golan Heights and the Sea of Galilee well visible to the north and northwest. This city is distinct from another contemporary one, ''Gadara'' or ''Gadora'' of Peraea, identified with the archaeological mound of Tell el-Jadur near Salt, Jordan. History Gadara was situated in a defensible position on a ridge accessible to the east but protected by steep falls on the other three sides. It was well-watered, with access to the Ain Qais spring and cisterns.. During the Hellenistic and Roman periods, Gadara was a centre of Greek culture ...
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Perea
Perea or Peraea (Greek: Περαία, " the country beyond") was the term used mainly during the early Roman period for part of ancient Transjordan. It lay broadly east of Judea and Samaria, which were situated on the western side of the Jordan River, and southwest of the Decapolis. Perea was part of the kingdom of Herod the Great and his descendants, and later of subsequent Roman provinces that included Iudaea. Geography Perea was a slender piece of land east of the Jordan River. It stretched from Wadi Yabis in the north to Wadi Mujib (Nahal Arnon) in the south. The region extended from the Jordan River westwards to the foothills eastward towards Amman (then known as Philadelphia). Josephus notes that Perea's northern boundary was near Pella, while to the east, it bordered the territories of Gerasa and Philadelphia (both part of the Decapolis) and Heshbon. To the south, it was adjacent to the Land of Moab, with Machaerus marking its southernmost fortress. Encompassing r ...
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Gezer
Gezer, or Tel Gezer (), in – Tell Jezar or Tell el-Jezari is an archaeological site in the foothills of the Judaean Mountains at the border of the Shfela region roughly midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. It is now an List of national parks and nature reserves of Israel, Israeli national park. In the Hebrew Bible, Gezer is associated with Joshua and Solomon. The archaeological site of Tel Gezer rises to an elevation of above sea-level, and affords a commanding prospect of the plains to the west, north and east. Gezer became a major fortified Canaanite city-state in the first half of the 2nd millennium BCE. It was later destroyed by fire and rebuilt. It is first mentioned in several Ancient Egypt, ancient Egyptian inscriptions. Its importance was due in part to the strategic position it held at the crossroads of the Via Maris, ancient coastal trade route linking Egypt with Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia, and the road to Jerusalem and Jericho, both important trade routes. I ...
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Gadarene (other)
Gadarene (GAD-ə-reen) may refer to: * Of or pertaining to Gadara, an ancient city that is nowadays ruins in Umm Qais, Jordan * Exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac, also known as "miracle of the Gadarene swine", a miracle of Jesus * Gadarene Lake, Antarctica * Gadarene Ridge, Antarctica See also * Gadara (other) Gadara was an ancient Hellenistic city in what is now Umm Qais, Jordan. Gadara may also refer to following cities from the Southern Levant: * Gadara or Gadora of Peraea, ancient city identified with Tell el-Jadur near Salt, Jordan *Gezer (not conse ...