Irbid, known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela, is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate.
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11 Facts About Irbid
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Irbid is located about 70 kilometres north of Amman on the northern ridge of the Gilead, equidistant from Pella, Beit Ras, and Um Qais, and approximately 20 kilometres south of the Syrian border.
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Irbid was built on successive Early Bronze Age settlements and was possibly the biblical Beth Arbel and the Arbila of the Decapolis, a Hellenistic league of the 1st century BCE through the 2nd century CE.
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The population of Irbid swelled in the late 19th century, and prior to 1948 it served as a significant centre of transit trade.
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The province of Irbid Governorate has the second largest population, and the highest population density in the kingdom.
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In 1596 it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers named as Irbid, situated in the nahiya of Bani Juhma, part of the Sanjak of Hawran.
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Irbid today combines the bustle of a provincial Middle Eastern town and the youthful nightlife of a typical college town.
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Irbid has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, common in the Levant region.
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Irbid is divided into 23 city districts forming smaller cities within the metropolitan sphere of influence of Irbid:.
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Irbid-based club Al-Hussein was ranked fourth in the Jordanian football premier league in the year 2008.
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