Jerash is the site of the ruins of the Greek city of Gerasa, also referred to as Antioch on the Golden River.

Gerasa (Judaea) (Greek: Γέρασα) was an ancient Jewish town mentioned by the historian Josephus (The Jewish War, 4.9.1) as being sacked by the Imperial Roman army under Lucius Annius during the First Jewish-Roman War.

Oct 18, 2018 · Jerash (aka Gerasa, Gerash or Gerasha) is the capital and the largest city of the Jerash Governorate in Jordan, but in ancient times it was one of the wealthiest and most cosmopolitan cities in the ancient Near East.

A close second to Petra on the list of favourite destinations in Jordan is the ancient city of Jerash, which boasts an unbroken chain of human occupation dating back more than 6,500 years. Jerash lies on a plain surrounded by hilly wooded areas and fertile basins.

The archaeological site of Gerasa in Jerash is one of the largest and best-preserved late antique cities in the Middle East. In addition to the Roman ruins, remains of Byzantine churches and Umayyad buildings can also be seen.

The biblical city of Gerasa is known today as Jerash. Gerasa was one of the cities of the Roman Decapolis and is one of the best-preserved cities of the Decapolis. The high point of Gerasa was in the 2nd century when it had a population of 20,000–25,000.

Jul 26, 2021 · Once known as Gerasa, Jerash is believed to have been inhabited since the Neolithic Era. However, it is the impressive Roman city built in Jerash which has left its greatest mark on the area, becoming Jordan’s second most popular tourist site after Petra.

May 9, 2017 · Sometimes nicknamed the "Pompeii of Asia", Gerasa, known today as Jerash, is one of the great classical cities of Ancient Jordan and the Near East. Set in a fertile valley high in the hills of Gilead about 48 km north of Amman (Philadelphia), Gerasa is also the best-preserved city of the Decapolis and one of…

Nestling in a fertile valley about 30 miles north of Amman, Jerash was a thriving metropolis in the Roman and Byzantine Periods. Called Gerasa in antiquity, today, its remains are among the best preserved in the world. Jerash is also a popular tour attraction in Jordan, second only to Petra.

GERASA (Jerash) Jordan. About 48 km N of Amman/Philadelphia in the hills of Gilead S of the Hauran. It was transformed from a village into a considerable town in Hellenistic times, perhaps by Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 B.C.), and was known then as Antioch on the Chrysorhoas.