Hamat Gader

Hamat Gader during the day Hamat Gader during the night A section of the mosiac pavement recovered from the ancient Hamat Gader synagogue, now installed in the entrance hall of the Supreme Court of Israel . Hamat Gader ( ) is a site in the Yarmouk River valley, near the Sea of Galilee in Israel . The name means " hot springs of Gadara ", referring to the several mineral springs with temperatures up to 50 °C . Gadara, modern Umm Qais in Jordan , is 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) away. Hamat Gader is located close to the junction of the borders of Israel and Jordan . The ancient name of Hamat Gader is preserved in the local Arabic name for the site ( el-Ḥamma , , ), and of the mound located near the site, Tel Bani , a corruption of the Greek word meaning "baths".

Hamat Gader during the day Hamat Gader during the night A section of the mosaic pavement recovered from the ancient Hamat Gader synagogue, now installed in the entrance hall of the Supreme Court of Israel . Young Nile Crocodiles at Hamat Gader's Crocodilias Farm Hamat Gader ( ; , Hammata Degader; , Emmatha or ῎Αμαθα , Amatha ; El-Hamma El-Souriya , meaning "The Syrian Hamma") is a hot springs site in the Yarmouk River valley, used since Classical antiquity . It is located in an area under Israeli control, in what was a demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria from 1949 to 1967. The site is next to Jordanian border, and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the tripoint of Israel, Jordan and Syria . It is set on several mineral springs with temperatures up to 50 °C.

Hot spring in the occupied Golan Heights Hamat Gader during the day Hamat Gader at night A section of the mosaic pavement recovered from the ancient Hamat Gader synagogue, now installed in the entrance hall of the Supreme Court of Israel . Young Nile Crocodiles at Hamat Gader's Crocodilians Farm Hamat Gader ( ; , hammata degader ; , Emmatha or ῎Αμαθα , Amatha ; al-Hamma al-Souriya , meaning "the Syrian Hamma" ) is a hot springs site in the Yarmouk River valley, used since the classical antiquity . It is located in an area under Israeli control, in what was a demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria from 1949 to 1967. The site is next to the Jordanian border, and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the tripoint of Israel, Jordan and Syria. It is set on several mineral springs with temperatures up to 50 °C.

Site of hot springs near the Yarmuk River Young Nile Crocodiles at Hamat Gader's Crocodilians Farm Hamat Gader ( Hebrew : חַמַּת גָּדֵר ; Imperial Aramaic : חמתא דגדר , hammata degader ; Ancient Greek : Ἑμμαθά , Emmatha or ῎Αμαθα , Amatha ; Arabic : الحمة السورية al-Hamma ) is a hot springs site in the Yarmuk River valley, located in an area under Israeli control, near the Golan Heights and the border with Jordan . It contains a spa, modern and ancient baths, a crocodilians farm and a zoo. Hamat Gader, known for its health benefits and recreation since classical antiquity , was mentioned in several historical texts. Built by the Romans in the 2nd century, the site featured a bath complex and a theater . An ancient synagogue , complete with mosaics and inscriptions, also stood within its walls. Despite earthquakes damaging the site in the 7th and 8th centuries, it continued to attract visitors until abandonment in the 9th century, eventually becoming buried beneath silt . It is set on several mineral springs with temperatures up to 50 °C.