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ID: 8697546
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Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Umm Qays (inhabited place)  Umm Qays (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 32 39 10 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 32.6532  decimal degrees
Long: 035 41 02 E  degrees minutes   Long: 35.6841  decimal degrees

Note: Modern city and the location of ancient Gadara, a member of the ancient group of 10 Greek cities in Palestine, the Decapolis.

Names:
Umm Qays (preferred,C,V)
Umm Qais (C,V)
Gadara (H,V)
Gādēr (H,V)
Mukes (C,V)
Mukus (C,V)
Umm Qeis (C,V)
Um Qeis (C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Al Urdun (nation)  ........  Al Urdun (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Irbid (governorate)  ............  Irbid (governorate) (P)
Hierarchy of Umm Qays (inhabited place)  ................  Umm Qays (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)
archaeological site (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Gadara..........  [VP]
.................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 May 2015
Gādēr..........  [VP]
..............  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 May 2015
Mukes..........  [VP]
..............  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 May 2015
Mukus..........  [VP]
..............  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 May 2015
Umm Qais..........  [VP]
.................  AATA database (1995-)
Umm Qays..........  [VP Preferred]
.................  AATA database (1995-)
.................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 May 2015
Umm Qeis..........  [VP]
.................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 May 2015
Um Qeis..........  [VP]
.................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 May 2015
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  AATA database (1995-)
..................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 31 May 2016
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2015-) accessed 31 May 2016

 

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