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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-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.
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.
City of licence Analog channel Digital channel Virtual channel Frequency (MHz) Callsign Network Notes Assumption: 13 CKCA-TV: APTN: satellite of Aboriginal Peoples Television Network: Assumption: 11 CH4301 CTV Two: Banff: 7 7.1 CFCN-DT-2: CTV: Banff: 13 CICT-TV-2: Global: Bassano: 6 CFCN-TV-7: CTV: Bonnyville: 7 CITL-TV-4: CTV: Bonnyville: 9 ...
Al-Husn (Arabic: الحصن, also Romanized as Al Husn, Hisn and Husn) [a] is a town in northern Jordan, located 65 km (40 mi) north of Amman, and about 7 km (4 mi) south of Irbid. It has a population of 35,085. The region has fertile soil which along with the moderate climate allows the growing of high quality crops.
It is the largest city in the Bani Kinanah Department and Irbid Governorate in the extreme northwest of the country, near Jordan's borders with Israel and Syria. Today, the site is divided into three main areas: the archaeological site (Gadara), the traditional village (Umm Qais), and the modern town of Umm Qais.
Taibah or Taybeh (Arabic: الطيبة; also Taiyibe and Al-Taiyiba) is a town located in the Aṭ-Ṭaībah district of the Irbid Governorate, in northern Jordan. [ 1 ] The 2020 census estimates its population to be 24,255 people.