The 10 Cities of the Decapolis
The north gate of Gerasa of the Decapolis
The Decapolis was a group of ten cities (deca = ten, polis = city) on the eastern edge of the Greek and Roman empires in the first centuries BC and AD. They were mostly located east of the Jordan River valley in Israel, Jordan, and Syria. Here are the cities of the Decapolis and their modern locations:
- Canatha: Qanawat, Syria
- Damascus: Syria
- Dion: Jordan or Syria
- Gadara: Umm Qais, Jordan
- Gerasa: Jerash, Jordan
- Hippos: Sussita, Israel
- Pella: Tabaqat Fahl, Jordan
- Philadelphia: Amman, Jordan
- Raphana: Jordan or Syria
- Scythopolis: Beth-Shean, Israel