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6 unusual facts about Irbid


2011–12 Jordan League

Al-Hussein (Irbid) and Al-Ahli were relegated to the second level of Jordan football.

Al-Hussein (Irbid) on the other hand lost in the end of season relegation playoff against Kfarsoum after both teams finished the season level on points.

Avraham Biran

Biran returned to Jerusalem in 1935, serving as a Fellow in the American Schools of Oriental Research until 1937, participating in a number of archaeological digs, including Tel Halifa near Aqaba, digs near the cities of Mosul and Baghdad in Iraq, Irbid in Jordan and Ras El Haruba outside Jerusalem.

Mustafa Wahbi al-Tal

Arar was born Mustafa Salih Mustafa Yousof Al-Tull in the city of Irbid, Ottoman Empire (now in Jordan).

Yousef Ghawanmeh

Yousef Darwish Ghawanmeh, (born 1935 in Irbid), is a prominent Jordanian historian, anthropologist, professor and author.

He was born in the village of Saham Al-Kefarat north of the city of Irbid.


Gharaibeh

The main location of the Gharaibeh Family in Jordan is in a town called Huwwarah located in the Hawran plain in the Biblical "Land of Gilead" near the main northern city of Irbid and Ramtha (Ramoth-Gilead) to the East.

History of Jordan

During the Greco-Roman period of influence, a number of semi-independent city-states also developed in Jordan, grouped as a Decapolis including: Gerasa (Jerash), Philadelphia (Amman), Raphana (Abila), Dion (Capitolias), Gadara (Umm Qays), and Pella (Irbid).

Huwwarah

Huwwarah if flanked by the ancient sites of Ramoth-Gilead (Ramtha, Jordan) in Gilead to the east and Arabella (Irbid) to the west.

INJAZ

INJAZ is headquartered in Amman, with field offices in Irbid, Zarqa, Karak, Wadi Musa and Aqaba and currently employs over 60 staff.

Jerash Local Government

Jerash Local Government It was one of seven local governments (Irbid, Ajloun, Salt, Jerash, Karak, Al Taibah, Deir Yousef) founded in the Transjordan after the fall of the Arab government in Damascus following the Battle of Maysaloun.

Jordan Atomic Energy Commission

A study by the Ministry of Natural Resources found that the only way to meet the increasing water demands in the country is through desalination of sea water from the Gulf of Aqaba, then pumping the water to altitudes of 800–1000 meters above sea level to the population centers in Amman, Irbid, and Zarqa traveling distances of 300–400 km.

Jordanian Northern Command

The Northern Command commands regional units from Um Qais in Irbid to the Zarqa River south of Jerash, with a presence in Ar Ramtha.

Tall Zira'a

The tremendous ascent from 290 metres below sea level in the Jordan Valley to the Irbid-Ramtha-area and the hills west of Bait Rās at c.


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