Question: is gadarenes and gerasenes the same place?
Answer: Gergesenes means "those who come from pilgrimage or fight." Many New Testament manuscripts refer to the "Country of the Gadarenes" or "Gerasenes" rather than the Gergesenes. Both Gerasa and Gadara were cities to the east of the Sea of Galilee and the River Jordan. ... Today they are the modern towns of Jerash and Umm Qais.