Umm el-Jimal

Umm el-Jimal أم الجمال
Village
The double window of House XVIII in Umm el-Jimal
Umm el-Jimal
Coordinates: 32°19′36″N 36°22′11″E / 32.326667°N 36.369722°E / 32.326667; 36.369722
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Mafraq Governorate

Umm el-Jimal (Arabic: ام الجمال, "Mother of Camels"), also known as Umm ej Jemāl, Umm al-Jimal or Umm idj-Djimal, is a village in Northern Jordan approximately 17 kilometers east of Mafraq. It is primarily notable for the substantial ruins of a Byzantine and early Islamic town which are clearly visible above the ground, as well as an older Roman village (locally referred to as al-Herri) located to the southwest of the Byzantine ruins.