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Jerash is located 48 km north of the capital city of Amman. The festival site is located within the ancient ruins of Jerash, some of which date to the Roman age (63 BC). [47] The Jerash Festival is a festival which features poetry recitals, theatrical performances, concerts and other forms of art. [48]
Jerash Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جرش) is one of 12 governorates in Jordan. It is located in the northwestern side of the country. The capital of the governorate is the city of Jerash. Jerash Governorate has the smallest area of the 12 governorates of Jordan, yet it has the second highest density in Jordan after Irbid Governorate ...
Jerash Camp (Arabic: مخيم جرش), known locally as Gaza camp, is one of the ten officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Irbid . [ 1 ] Jerash camp is situated five kilometres from the Roman ruins of Jerash.
Jerash: Jerash, located north of Amman, is one of the best-preserved Roman provincial towns in the world. The city, known as Gerasa during the Roman era , showcases the grandeur of Roman urbanism with its colonnaded streets, temples, theaters, and public squares.
Jerash University or Jerash Private University (Arabic: جامعة جرش الخاصة) is the only university in Jerash Governorate, Jordan, located about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from Jerash city center. The university offers undergraduate degrees in Arts and science.
Geographically, the governorates of Jordan are located in one of three regions (aqalim): the North Region, Central Region and the South Region. The three geographical regions are not distributed by area or populations, but rather by geographical connectivity and distance among the population centres.
Jerash Cathedral (Cathedral of St. Mary) in Jerash, Jordan, now in ruins, was built on the site of a former Roman temple. Construction.
The new Jerash Bridge crosses the Zarqa upstream of King Talal reservoir, on the road from Amman to Jerash. The bridge is the site of a gauging station where flow measurements are continuously taken. In the city of Zarqa, several bridges, vehicular and pedestrian, cross the river. The earliest of these was built by the Chechen founders of the city.