Um Qais 80 KM by road north of Amman, on a hillside overlooking the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan Valley, the ancient Roman city of poets, Gadara, whereJesus miracle of the gaderene swine took place. The nearby hot springs of Himmeh.On the banks of Wadi Jirm in the North Jordan Valley, 85 KM from Amman,

lies the city of Pella, which is believed to have been built around 310 BCThe City of Pella occupied a strategy position astride the two main trade routes of Roman Middle East. An Ummayad city have been cleared at the top of the mainmount of Pella.