Characterized Irbid (Arabella), the bride of the north as one of the most beautiful cities of Jordan, with a population of about 650 thousand people, located in the flat of land 65 kilometers north of the capital Amman, which is in the northwestern part of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, surrounded by plains fertile agricultural from the northern and eastern destinations and South America, and named for an ancient Baloqahoana relative to the daisy.
Irbid Settlement saw a human by about five thousand years BC both civilizations Aladomih and Ghassanid and South Arabian, and comparative civilizations Greek, Roman and Islamic, and have left these civilizations in the province
Irbid archaeological and historical sites, and originated cities Greek Romanian such as Irbid and Beit Ras, and the fort, Umm Qais, and layer stallion, and Qoalbh These cities from cities alliance ten (Aldhikapoulos), was founded Ghassanid state in northern Jordan in Amman and the Golan Heights and the plains of the Hauran, and was described as Shamiya of the most beautiful country and the livelihoods of Islamic Alasakr, Christianity has spread since the second and third centuries.
And contemporary Irbid countries Edomites and Ammonites, and appeared important in Hellenistic, with the spread of the Islamic Dawa advanced armies Islamic conquest, and enables the Muslim commander Sharhabil bin well to achieve the Islamic conquest 13 years for Migration 634 AD, where open Irbid and Beit Ras Umm Qais, opening commander Abu Ubaida Amer Ben surgeon stallion layer, to enable the commander Khalid ibn al-Walid in the timeless battle of Yarmuk of Romanian troops crushed year 636 AD 15 AH, putting an end to the Roman presence. And enables the commander Saladin Islamic progress with his armies to Hittin year 583 AH, 1187 AD, and that took place on its soil fiercest battle in the history of the Crusades, this battle that followed by the liberation of Jerusalem and return to the Islamic fold.
And continued the Irbid Governorate play its role as a strategy in the Mamluk era, especially in the area of service convoys of pilgrims coming from Turkey and northern Iraq and southern Russia, and an important center in the communication network founded by the Mamluks and a conduit for Deyaar Egyptian and Hijaz and the Palestinian coast and especially when it was a subsidiary of behalf of Damascus and the subsidiarity reflected on scientific and cultural movement where historical writings indicate a link scientific movement in Damascus and Jerusalem in addition to the spread of a number of scientists and scholars of the sons of Irbid and its neighboring villages.
The Islamic conquest has left many shrines companions Mujahideen and many mosques and religious monuments which still stand evidence to the day, a mosque Sahem Umayyad Mosque Mamluk Habras, and Irbid Mamluk mosque as well as the Ottoman house (the old prison).
Irbid Governorate important role because they are part of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which was founded by His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Al Hussein, and continued carrying the flag of King Talal Bin Abdullah, Al-Hussein Bin Talal then, and continued to King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein building of modern Jordan.
Irbid District and features a strategic location, and historical and archaeological significance, and economic role played by, which is the first agricultural region in Jordan, especially in the production of citrus, olives, grain and produce honey.
Statistics indicate that the area of Irbid organizational about 410 square kilometers is home to about 650 thousand people are serving by 500 schools public and private, a kindergarten and 11 Mscvy government and private and 10 public and private universities and 130 library and 26 publishing houses and 241 mosques and 5 sports courts including 2 legal and 3 closed and 78 charity, cooperative and more than 260 restaurants of various categories and 9 popular tourist hotels and more than 30 garden.
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