Biblical place
Where was Gadara?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Umm Qais.
First appears in Matthew 8:28 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
The capital of the Roman province of Peraea. It stood on the summit of a mountain about 6 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee. Modern identification: Umm Qais.
Gadara is represented in the local geography layer as Umm Qais. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Matthew 8:28 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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Where it sits on the map
How to get to Gadara today
Travel to Gadara, the modern-day Umm Qais.
Gadara is commonly identified with Umm Qais, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Gadara is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention