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The population of Irbid swelled in the late 19th century, and prior to 1948 it served as a significant centre of transit trade. [4] The city is a major ground transportation hub between Amman, Syria to the north, and Mafraq to the east. The Irbid region is also home to several colleges and universities.
The provinces and territories are sometimes grouped into regions, listed here from west to east by province, followed by the three territories.Seats in the Senate are equally divided among four regions: the West, Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes, with special status for Newfoundland and Labrador as well as for the three territories of Northern Canada ('the North').
The City of Melville retains its city status despite dropping below 5,000 people in the 1990s. Kindersley has expressed an interest in applying for city status upon reaching the 5,000 milestone. [35] Saskatchewan's newest city is Warman, which changed from town to city status on October 24, 2012. [36] Saskatchewan has 16 cities.
A city is displayed in bold if it is a provincial or federal capital (Ottawa). An italicized city is its largest in its province. The three territories ( Yukon , Northwest Territories , Nunavut ) and one province ( Prince Edward Island ) do not have municipalities among the 100 most populous in Canada.
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 ...
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.