Recent research has found a plausible position for Raphana at the northeastern-edge of the Decapolis region. This fits also to the history of Flavius Josephus, who describes the forts around a place called Raepta, which is very plausibly the predecessor settlement of Raphana. For the mentioned connection see also the Pleiades Database for "Raphana" at stoa.org.
New research indicates that Raphana may be located near the northeastern edge of the Decapolis region. This finding supports Josephus' historical account, which describes forts around a place called Raepta, which is believed to be the precursor to Raphana.  Additional details can be found in the Pleiades Database for "Raphana" at stoa.org.