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|nombre nativo = مدينة إربد
|sobrenombre = La Novia del Norte
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|provincia = [[Gobernación de Irbid]]
|fundación = 5000 a. C.
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|superficie = 410
|censo = 2004
|población = 292,.040
|población área metropolitana = 650,.000
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La región de Irbid aloja varias universidades y centros de estudios superiores, se destacan la [[Jordan University of Science and Technology]] (JUST) y la [[Yarmouk University]].
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==History==
Artifacts and graves in the area show that Irbid has been inhabited since the [[Bronze Age]].
In the [[Hellenistic]] period, it was a major trade center and the birthplace of [[Nittai of Arbela]].
Before the advent of [[Islam]], the city was known as Arabella and was famous for producing some of the best [[wine]]s in the ancient world.
The area in the region had extremely fertile soil and moderate climate, allowing the growing of high quality grapes.
After the introduction of [[Islam]], the city became known as Irbid, and moved from wine to [[olive oil]] production.
Wheat was also an important product in the area.
Irbid is notable for being close to the site of the decisive [[Battle of Yarmouk]], fought along the banks of the [[Yarmouk River]] roughly 30 kilometres north of the city.
The battle was waged between the [[Rashidun|Islamic Caliphate]] led by [[Umar]] and the [[Byzantine Empire]].
It set the stage for the departure of Byzantine armies from [[Greater Syria]] and the beginning of the expansion of the Islamic Caliphate.
===Present-day===
Irbid today combines the bustle of a provincial [[Middle East]]ern town and the youthful nightlife of a typical college town.
University Street, which defines the western border of the Yarmouk University campus, is popular with locals as well as with the occasional foreign visitor who stops to relax in any of its numerous restaurants and cafés.
Though not usually a major tourist destination itself, Irbid is home to two notable museums: the Museum of Jordanian Heritage and the Jordan Natural History Museum, both on the campus of [[Yarmouk University]].
Furthermore, Irbid's strategic location in northern Jordan makes it a convenient starting point for tourists interested in seeing the northern [[Jordan Valley]]; visiting [[Umm Qais]], Beit Ras ([[Capitolias]]), [[Pella, Jordan|Pella]], [[Ajloun]], [[Umm el-Jimal]], and other historical sites; or traveling on to [[Syria]].
==Districts of Greater Irbid Municipality==
Irbid is divided into 23 administrative units.
In Jordan there are many types of administrative units, like Nahias, Qadha's, and city districts.
{| class="wikitable"
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! District
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| 1
|Al-Taybeh
| 9
| Soom
| 17
| Maru
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| 2
|[[Al Hisn]]
| 10
| Hakama
| 18
| Mughayer
|-
| 3
| Al-Rabia
| 11
| Hashemiyah
| 19
| Naser
|-
| 4
| Al-Sareeh
| 12
| Hawar
| 20
| Rowdah
|-
| 5
| Barha
| 13
| [[Huwwarah]]
| 21
| Sal Area
|-
| 6
| Beit Ras
| 14
| Kitim
| 22
| Nu'aimah
|-
| 7
| Bushra
| 15
| Kufr Jayez
| 23
| Nuzha
|-
| 8
| Edun
| 16
| Manarah
|}
[[File:The Snows of Huwwarah.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[Huwwarah]] district]]
[[Image:Irbid4.jpg|right|240px|thumb|Jordan University of Science and Technology Hospital.]]
[[File:Irbid Safway.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The [[Safeway]] shopping center in Irbid]]
[[Image:irbid5.jpg|right|240px|thumb|Prince Hasan Youth City.]]
[[File:Irbed-Alnadi AlArabi.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Al-Araby Sports Club in Irbid]]
[[Image:YUPanorama.jpg|thumb|240px|Al Yarmouk University.]]
'''Cities, Towns, and Villages'''
Many villages surround the city of Irbid including: Al-Taybeh ([[الطيبة]]), [[Habaka]] (حبكا),Kufr-Rahta( كفررحتا ), Al-Mazar Al-Shamali (المزار الشمالي), Bushra or Bishra (بشرى ), Hareema (حريما), Alal( علعال ), Kufrasad, Kufraan(كفرعان), Jumha, Kufryuba, Zahar, Qum, Sammou', Izmal, Kufrelma, Sawm, Saydoor, [[Samma]][[صما]], Ibser Abu Ali, Assarieh, Aidoon, Al Hisn, Baleela, Kitim, Beit Ras, Dowgarah, En-Nu`aymeh, Habaka, Houfa Al-Westiyyah, Qumaim, Huwwarah, Imrawah, Ramtha, Sal, Samad, Shajara, Turrah, hatim, melka, foauta , Zoubia, Rehaba, Kharja, Dair yousef, Dair abos'eed, Dair yosef, kufor kefia, summer, e'nbeh, Dair Esse'neh (دير السعنة), Mandah,marw (مرو)Zabda, as well as the town of Malka (ملكا).
==Education==
As of 2007, there were 70,000 registered students in Irbid's 10 universities and colleges, of whom 8,000 were international students from 47 countries.
The largest universities in Irbid are [[Albalqa University]], [[Yarmouk University]] and [[Jordan University of Science and Technology]].
<ref>[http://www.sabeq-jordan.org/SABEQ_Public/sabeq_public_master_Arabic.aspx?Site_Id=6&Page_Id=769 تقرير الخط الاساسي الاقتصادي لاربد-2007]</ref>
This high concentration of institutions of higher education has played a key role in carving a unique identity of the city.
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==Economía==
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