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Irbid is situated in northern Jordan, on a fertile plateau. As of 2010, the city of Irbid encompassed an area of 30 km 2 , with residential areas making up 74.3% of the total area, followed by the Services areas occupying 9.5%, then Empty or unoccupied areas of 7.7%, then 4.2% is classified as Commercial areas, and 3.3% as Industrial areas, and ...
Map of Jordan Relief map of Jordan Amman, capital of Jordan Zarqa Irbid. List. Cities and urban localities with a population of higher than 20,000 are listed below ...
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.
In 1994, four new governorates were created as part of the administrative divisions system of the Ministry of Interior: Jerash, Ajloun, Madaba and Aqaba.Jerash Governorate and Ajloun Governorate were split from Irbid Governorate, Madaba Governorate was split from Amman Governorate and Aqaba Governorate was split from Ma'an Governorate.
English: Location of governorate Irbid in Jordan. Date: 27 September 2011: ... This SVG map is part of a locator map series applying the widespread location map scheme.
The twelve governorates of Jordan contain fifty-two alwiya which are listed below by governorate. In many cases the name of the chief town is the same as the name of the district ( liwa ) or sub-district ( qadaa ) administered.
Al-Mazār ash-Shamālī is one of the nine districts of Irbid governorate, Jordan. [1] [2] Its capital city is Al-Mazār ash-Shamāl ...
Aṭ-Ṭaībah District, also known as Al-Taybeh (Arabic: الطيبة), is one of the districts of Irbid Governorate in Jordan. [1] [2] This administrative division encompasses several villages, with Taibah serving as its central hub. Other villages under its jurisdiction include Samma, Dīr as-Sa'nah, Makhraaba, Mindah, Zibdah, and Absir Abū ...