Irbid Governorate

Irbid or Irbed is a governorate in Jordan, located north of , the country's capital. The capital of the governorate is the city of . The governorate has the second largest population in Jordan after , and the highest population density in the country.
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  • Type: State with 942,000 residents
  • Description: governorate of Jordan
  • Also known as: Governorate of Irbid”, “Irbed”, and “Irbid

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umm Qais and Irbid.

, also known as Qays, is a town in northern principally known for its proximity to the ruins of the ancient . It is the largest city in the Bani Kinanah Department and Irbid Governorate in the extreme northwest of the country, near Jordan's borders with and .

is a city in northern , some 88 km north of the capital . Archaeological evidence reveals that has been settled since the Bronze Age.

Town
is a Jordanian town located in the north of . It is one of the largest villages in Bani Kinanah Department. It has fertile soil and abundant springs.

Irbid Governorate

Latitude
32.605° or 32° 36′ 18″ north
Longitude
35.7551° or 35° 45′ 18″ east
Population
942,000
Elevation
721 metres (2,365 feet)
Open location code
8G4QJQ44+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13294463866
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
248944
Wiki­data ID
Q721441
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Irbid Governorate” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Governorati i Irbidit
  • Arabic: إربد
  • Arabic: اربد
  • Arabic: محافظة إربد
  • Armenian: Իրբիդի մարզ
  • Basque: Irbid Gobernazioa
  • Basque: Irbid
  • Belarusian: Ірбід
  • Bengali: ইরবিদ গভর্নোরেট
  • Catalan: Governació d’Irbid
  • Cebuano: Irbid
  • Chinese: Irbid Séng
  • Chinese: 伊尔比德省
  • Chinese: 伊爾比德省
  • Czech: Irbid
  • Danish: Irbid Governorate
  • Dutch: Irbid
  • Egyptian Arabic: محافظه اربد
  • Esperanto: Irbido
  • Finnish: Irbid
  • French: Gouvernorat d’Irbid
  • French: Irbid
  • German: Gouvernement Irbid
  • Greek: Κυβερνείο Άρβηλας
  • Greek: Κυβερνείο Ιρμπίντ
  • Gujarati: ઇરબિડ ગવર્નોરેટ
  • Hebrew: אירביד
  • Hebrew: מחוז אירביד
  • Hindi: आइरबिड गवर्नरेट
  • Hindi: इरबिद प्रान्त
  • Hungarian: Irbid kormányzóság
  • Indonesian: Kegubernuran Irbid
  • Italian: governatorato di Irbid
  • Italian: Governatorato di Irbid
  • Japanese: イルビド県
  • Kabardian: Ирбид
  • Kannada: ಇರ್ಬಿಡ್ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್
  • Korean: 이르비드주
  • Latvian: Irbidas muhāfaza
  • Lithuanian: Irbido muchafaza
  • Lithuanian: Irbido muhafaza
  • Malay: Irbid Governorate
  • Malay: Kegabenoran Irbid
  • Marathi: इर्बिड गव्हर्नोरेट
  • Mazanderani: اربد استان
  • Min Nan Chinese: Irbid Séng
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Irbid
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Irbid guvernement
  • Norwegian: Irbid
  • Persian: استان اربد
  • Polish: Irbid
  • Portuguese: Governorado de Irbid
  • Portuguese: Irbide
  • Portuguese: Província de Irbid
  • Romanian: Guvernoratul Irbid
  • Romanian: Irbid
  • Russian: Ирбид
  • Scots: Irbid Govrenorate
  • Sinhala: ඉර්බිඩ් පළාත
  • Spanish: Gobernacion de Irbid
  • Spanish: Gobernación de Irbid
  • Swedish: Irbid
  • Tamil: இர்பிட் கோவெர்னோராட்
  • Telugu: ఇర్బిడ్ గవర్నరేట్
  • Thai: เขตผู้ว่าราชการอิรบิด
  • Turkish: Irbid Yönetimi
  • Turkish: İrbid
  • Ukrainian: Ірбід
  • Ukrainian: Провінція Ірбід
  • Urdu: محافظہ اربد
  • Uzbek: Irbid gubernatorligi
  • Vietnamese: Tỉnh Irbid
  • Welsh: Ardal Lywodraethol Irbid
  • Western Armenian: Իրպիտի մարզ
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع ابرید

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