Abila Dekapoleos | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Suk-Wady-Barada_(Abila),_Suk-Wady-Barada,_Holy_Land,-LCCN2002725063.jpg) A view into Wadi Qweilibeh from the flank of Tell Umm al-Amad. The forested strip in the foreground is the course of a stream[1] The structures beyond the stream are a cemetery, with rock-cut tombs up on the far slope. | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Reliefkarte_Jordanien.png)  Abila Jordan | |
| Alternative name | Seleukeia (Greek), Seleucia (Latin), Raphana (Latin), Quwaylibah (Arabic) |
|---|---|
| Location | Irbid Governorate |
| Region | Northern Region (geographic only) |
| Coordinates | 32°40′52″N 35°52′11″E / 32.68111°N 35.86972°E |
| Altitude | 440[2] m (1,444 ft) |
| Type | Settlement |
| Part of | Dekapolis |
| Length | 1,500 m (0.93 mi)[2] |
| Width | 600 m (0.37 mi)[2] |
| History | |
| Material | Mainly limestone blocks quarried locally |
| Founded | 1950 BC, start of Middle Bronze Age |
Abila, distinguished as Abila in the Decapolis (‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἄβιλα Δεκαπόλεως, Abila Dekapoleos),[3] and also known for a time as Seleucia (‹See Tfd›Greek: Σελεύκεια, Seleúkeia),[3] and Abila Viniferos ( by Eusebios, by Hieronymus Abela Vini fertilis), was a city in the Decapolis; the site, now referred to as Qweilbeh (Arabic: قويلبة; also Quwaylibah, Qualibah), occupies two tells, Tell al-Abila and Khirbet Tell Umm al-Amad.[4]
The site was submitted to the list of tentative World Heritage sites under criteria I, III and IV on June 18, 2001, by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
- ^ It is a tributary of the Yarmouk, which is a tributary of the Jordan.
- ^ a b c "Abila City (Modern Qweilbeh)". UNESCO. 2018.
- ^ a b Meyers, E.; Brown, J. "Places: 677992 (Abila Dekapoleos/Seleukeia)". Pleiades. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Negev, Avraham; Gibson, Shimon (2001). Abila. New York and London: Continuum. pp. 11–12. ISBN 0-8264-1316-1.
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