Gadara

Summary

Gadara is an archaeological site^[1]. Gadara ranks in the top 7% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gadara is located in Irbid Governorate^[3].
• Gadara is in the country of Jordan^[4].
• Gadara's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[5].
• Gadara's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[6].
• Gadara's instance of is recorded as polis^[7].
• Gadara is part of Decapolis^[8].
• Gadara's Commons category is recorded as Gadara^[9].
• Gadara's said to be the same as is recorded as Gadara^[10].
• 300 BC marks the founding of Gadara^[11].
• Gadara was dissolved in 749^[12].
• Gadara's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.655277777778, 'lon': 35.678611111111}^[13].
• Gadara's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gadara^[14].
• Gadara's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[15].
• Gadara's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[16].
• Gadara's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Gadara's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[18].
• Gadara's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[19].
• Gadara's replaced by is recorded as Umm Qais^[20].
• Gadara's capital of is recorded as Gadaris^[21].
• Gadara's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[22].
• Gadara's category for people born here is recorded as Q21964290^[23].
• Gadara's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (i)^[24].
• Gadara's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[25].
• Gadara's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)^[26].

Body

Founding

300 BC marks the founding of Gadara^[11].

Identity

Gadara is part of Decapolis^[8].

Dissolution

Gadara was dissolved in 749^[12].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Gadara include Hamat Gader^[27], a human settlement^[28], in Israel^[29].

Why It Matters

Gadara ranks in the top 7% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (545 views/month).^[2] Gadara has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Gadara is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Gadara include Hamat Gader^[27], a human settlement^[28], in Israel^[29].