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Jerash Governorate
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governorate of Jordan
Key facts
- Country
- Jordan
- Capital
- Jerash
- Governor
- Firas Faour
- Total
- 410 km (160 sq mi)
- Density
- 580/km (1,500/sq mi)
- Time zone
- GMT +2
- Summer dst
- +3
- Area code
- +(962)2
- Hdi 2021
- 0.715 , high · 5th of 12
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- governorate of Jordan
- Country
- Jordan
- Located in
- Jordan
- Capital
- Jerash
- Population
- 237059
- Area
- 409.8
- Shares border with
- Balqa Governorate
- Image
- Tulul adh-Dhahab and Jabbok in spring.jpg
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- Jerash
- topic's main category
- Category:Jerash Governorate
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Jerash Governorate
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Encyclopedic overview
Jerash Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جرش) is one of 12 governorates in Jordan. It is located in the northwestern side of the country. The capital of the governorate is the city of Jerash.
Jerash Governorate has the smallest area of the 12 governorates of Jordan, yet it has the second highest density in Jordan after Irbid Governorate. Jerash Governorate is ranked 7th by population.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jerash Governorate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.