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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Capitolias-Adraha

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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Capitolias-Adraha
Greco-Roman ruins in northern Jordan


๐Ÿ• 2 min read ยท Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 21:25
๐Ÿ“Œ Fast Facts
  • Located in Umm Qais district, northern Jordan, near the Syrian border
  • Settled from the Hellenistic period through the Byzantine era
  • Part of the Decapolis, a confederation of ten Greco-Roman cities
  • Modern village of Umm al-Quttain occupies the site

Capitolias-Adraha was a Greco-Roman settlement in the northern Levant, established during the Hellenistic period and flourishing under Roman ...

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