Gadara

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: S.T. Parker

Contributors: DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Iris Fernandez, Tom Elliott

Last modified Dec 27, 2024 12:54 PM — History

tags: dare:ancient=1, dare:feature=settlement, dare:major=0

Gadara (Tell Jadur) is located northeast of Jericho.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/697665

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
32.022341, 35.716993

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 3478 (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10000 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Γάδαρα (Gadara: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 300)

Gadara makes connections with:

None

Gadara receives connections from:

None

Place type:
settlement

References:

See Further:

Related:

TM GEO ID 37364: Gadara (Tell Jadur)

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 71 B1 Gadara

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tell Jadur

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Suggested citation:
S.T. Parker, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Iris Fernandez, and Tom Elliott, 'Gadara: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/697665> [accessed: 17 February 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/697665 |title=Places: 697665 (Gadara) |author=Parker, S. |accessdate=February 17, 2026 4:25 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}