Irbid
city in Jordan
Irbid (Arabic: إربد) is the capital city of the Irbid Governorate.
Irbid
مدينة إربد Arabella (Ancient Greek) | |
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City | |
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| Nickname: Bride of the North in Arabic: عروس الشمال | |
  Irbid | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′0″N 35°51′0″E / 32.55000°N 35.85000°E | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Province | Irbid Governorate |
| Founded | 5000 B.C. |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Hussein Bani Hani |
| Area | |
| • City | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 410 km2 (158.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,034 ft) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
| • City | 502,714 |
| • Metro | 1,770,158 |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code | +(962)2 |
| Website | http://www.irbid.gov.jo/ |
Twin towns - Sister cities
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References
change- ↑ Kjeilen, Tore. "Irbid - LookLex Encyclopaedia". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
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