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Irbid (Arabic: إِربِد), known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela (Άρβηλα in Ancient Greek), is the capital and largest city of Irbid Governorate. It has the second-largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 2,003,800. [3] As a city, Irbid is Jordan's third-largest, after Amman and Zarqa.
During the Iron Age, the region around Irbid, known then as Gilead, was settled by the Israelites. [2] Ar-Ramtha, the second largest city in the Irbid Governorate, [3] is commonly identified with the Israelite city of Ramoth-Gilead, a Levitical city and city of refuge east of the Jordan River, mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible.
Al-Kourah Department is one of the nine departments that make up Irbid Governorate, in Jordan. It is located in the midwestern section of the governorate and is 25 km from Irbid. The department has an area of 210 km 2 and includes 22 towns and villages with its administrative center at Der Abi Saeed.
Al-Mazar Al-Shamali or Northern Al-Mazar (Arabic: المزار الشمالي) is a city in the Irbid Governorate of north-western Jordan. It's the capital city of Al Mazar al Shamali Department . Located 15 km south-west of Irbid it has a population of approximately 20,000 people and the major familys (tribes or clans) is Al-Jarrah and Al-Shorman.
Der Abi Saeed (Arabic: دير أبي سعيد) is a city in Irbid Governorate in Jordan. It is named after a historic Christian chapel ('Der' in Arabic) in the place where the city is built. The city gained importance in the early 20th century after the formation of a self-governing body following the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Al-Turrah is a Jordanian city located in the Irbid Governorate in the far north of the country near the international border with Syria. [1] Al-Turrah is the largest community within the Hauran Plain Municipality and is therefore considered its main center. [2] Its population in 2017 was 34,948, [3] the seventh largest in Irbid Governorate.
Located in the south western region of Irbid Governorate, Kufr Rakeb is one of the five metropolitan districts that make up the municipality of Barqash. It is situated close to the Jordan Valley, and administratively belongs to the Kourah Department .
Qaṣabah Irbid is one of the districts of Irbid governorate, Jordan. [1] [2] References