Irbid (Arabic: إربد), known in ancient times as Arabella, is a city in Jordan located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of the Gilead. According to the 1992 census, the population of Irbid is 208,329, although this number may actually be closer to 327,543 in 2007.http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&dat=32&geo=-110&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=&srt=pnan
Equidistant from Pella and Umm Qais, Irbid is the seat of the Irbid Governorate. The city has a bustling community and 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, of which the two most prominent are Jordan University of Science and Technology and Yarmouk University. (...)
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