Word: dekapolij

Pronounce: dek-ap'-ol-is

Strongs Number: G1179

Orig: from 1176 and 4172; the ten-city region; the Decapolis, a district in Syria:--Decapolis. G1176

Use: Noun Location

Heb Strong:

Decapolis = "ten cities"

1) a track of land so called from the ten cities that were in it
1a) according to Pliny, these cities were: Damascus, Opoton, Philadelphia, Raphana, Scythopolis, Gadara, Hippondion, Pella, Galasa, and Canatha (Gill)