...or my adventure on the second day of Eid. Umm Qais is a town in Jordan located on the ruined Hellenistic-Roman city of Gadara. The city was prosperous until it was mostly destroyed by an earthquake around 747 AD and was abandoned. Some scholars think this is the site where Jesus performed the miracle of healing the demoniacs and cast the demons into a nearby heard of swine which then ran into the Sea of Galilee.
From the ruins we could see the border where Syria, Israel and Jordan meet. We could see the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights, majestic landforms that were almost entirely captured by the Israelis in the 1967 Six-Day War. So much history--I love it!
From the ruins we could see the border where Syria, Israel and Jordan meet. We could see the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights, majestic landforms that were almost entirely captured by the Israelis in the 1967 Six-Day War. So much history--I love it!
Inside one of the ruins.
Some graffiti...a little more recent than 700 AD.
Katie and John set loose on the ruins.
A once magnificent street.
A great view of the central plaza. With the restaurant where we ate up at the very top.
Innards, as the sun starts to set.
Petrified wood? I needed my geologist friends.
One of the plazas.
Eating dinner on top of the ruins.
The Golan Heights and the Sea of Galilee.
If you look carefully, you can make out the Syrian border all lit up.
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