Theme Week Jordan – Irbid

23 March 2017 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Union for the Mediterranean Reading Time:  7 minutes

Jordan University of Science and Technology's Library, the largest library in the Middle East © Fawwaz Dawod/cc-by-sa-3.0

Jordan University of Science and Technology’s Library, the largest library in the Middle East
© Fawwaz Dawod/cc-by-sa-3.0

Irbid, known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela, is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 1,088,100, and is located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of the Gilead, equidistant from Pella, Beit Ras (Capitolias), and Um Qais. It’s 20 km south of the Syrian border. Irbid is the third largest city in Jordan by population (after Amman and Zarqa). Metropolitan Irbid is the second largest. The province of Irbid Governorate has the second largest population, and the highest population density in the kingdom. The city is a major ground transportation hub between Amman, Syria to the north, and Mafraq to the east. The Irbid region is also home to several colleges and universities.   read more…

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