Gilead
Gilead or Gilad is the ancient, historic, biblical name of the mountainous northern part of the region of Transjordan, present-day Jordan.
Gilead or Gilad is the ancient, historic, biblical name of the mountainous northern part of the region of Transjordan, present-day Jordan. The region is bounded in the west by the Jordan River, in the north by the deep ravine of the river Yarmouk and the region of Bashan, and in the southwest by what were known during antiquity as the "plains of Moab", with no definite boundary to the east. In some cases, "Gilead" is used in the Bible to refer to all the region east of the Jordan River. Gilead is situated in modern-day Jordan, corresponding roughly to the Irbid, Ajloun, Jerash and Balqa Governorates.
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Worth seeing in and around Gilead
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Al-Hassan Stadium
Al-Hassan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Irbid, Jordan, located near Yarmouk University. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
1.7 km · football stadium in Irbid, Jordan · Wikipedia - 02Yarmouk University
Yarmouk University, also abbreviated YU, is a comprehensive public and state-supported university located near the city centre of Irbid in northern Jordan. Since its establishment in 1976, it has been at the forefront of Jordanian and Middle Eastern universities.
1.5 km · public university in Irbid, Jordan · Wikipedia - 03Museum of Jordanian Heritage
The Museum of Jordanian Heritage is part of the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology at Yarmouk University. The museum also shows the stages of civilization development that Jordan witnessed during successive periods of time, focusing on cultural relations, contacts, population distribution, economic life, and various aspects of civilization.
1.6 km · Museum at Yarmouk University, Jordan · Wikipedia - 04Al-Hassan Hall
Al-Hassan Hall is an indoor arena located in Al-Hasan Sport City, Irbid, Jordan. The arena has a capacity of 2,000.
1.9 km · indoor arena in Irbid, Jordan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Gilead
- Airports
- Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 66 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 93 km · Ben Gurion (TLV), 109 km
- Amman → Gilead8765 km · quickest by air, 19h 59m · JD720–1,070
- Aqaba → GileadTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Tel Aviv → Gilead8678 km · quickest by air, 22h 13m · ₪4,640–7,160
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No local-transport research exists yet for Gilead
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gilead. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Gilead
- Irbidcity in Jordan600 m
- Irbid Qasabahdistrict of Jordan2.3 km