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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.
As of the 2020 United States population census, [1] [2] the 62 counties of the State of New York are subdivided into 933 towns, 62 cities, and 10 American Indian reservations. Towns in New York are considered a third-level administrative division and a minor civil division by the US Census Bureau , in contrast to cities and villages, which are ...
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Regions of New York as defined by the New York State Department of Economic Development. Regions in Upstate New York: 1. Western New York – counties : Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany
There are three types of incorporated municipalities in the Capital District of the U.S. state of New York: Cities, towns, and villages. In the State of New York, all the land located in a county is either in a city, in a town, or in an Indian Reservation. [1] New York villages are located within one or more towns and may cross town or county ...
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.
The discussion surrounding the re-organization of New York State has commonly been in two models: The two-region model creates a "downstate" New York region which would consist of all five New York City boroughs, Long Island's Nassau and Suffolk counties, and Westchester and Rockland counties, then Upstate would be the remaining 53; [124] [122 ...
Albany City Hall, the seat of local government in New York's capital city. In New York, each city is a highly autonomous incorporated area [3] that, with the exceptions of New York City [8] and Geneva, [15] is contained within one county. Cities in New York are classified by the U.S. Census Bureau as incorporated places. [16]