Hamat Gader (Hebrew: חַמַּת גָּדֵר ; Arabic: الحمة السورية El-Hamma El-Souriya, meaning "The Syrian Hamma") is a site in the Yarmouk River valley, near the Sea of Galilee in the Golan Heights. 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 mi) away.
Hamat Gader is located close to the junction of the boundary between the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights and Jordan.
The ancient name of Hamat Gader is preserved in the local Arabic name for the site (el-Ḥamma, Arabic: الحمّـة, Hebrew: אל חמה), and of the mound located near the site, Tel Bani, a corruption of the Greek word meaning "baths".
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