Jarash Governorate

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Jarash Governorate is a region in northern Jordan known for its ancient Roman ruins at Jerash and its role in the country’s modern political and military history.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Jerash Governorate 7
Governorate of Jerash 2
Jarash Governorate canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Governorate of Jordan
administrativeCenter Jerash
borderedBy Ajloun Governorate
Balqa Governorate
Irbid Governorate
Zarqa Governorate
capital Jerash
contains Jerash
Jerash archaeological site
ancient city of Gerasa
linked to: Jerash
country Jordan
governedBy Governor of Jarash
hasCity Jerash
Sakib
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasDemographicFeature predominantly Arab population
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
hasHeritageSiteType Roman provincial city ruins
hasHistoricalRole important center in Roman Decapolis region
site of ancient city of Gerasa
hasNotableEvent Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts
hasNotableSite Cardo Maximus at Jerash
Jerash Hippodrome
Oval Plaza of Jerash
linked to: Jerash

Temple of Artemis at Jerash
hasReligionMajority Islam
hasTown Kufr Khall
Raymun
Souf
knownFor ancient Roman ruins at Jerash
historical tourism
well-preserved Roman architecture
locatedIn northern Jordan
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
linked to: Kingdom of Jordan

Northern Region of Jordan
linked to: Northern Jordan
playsRoleIn Jordanian military history
Jordanian political history
roadConnection connected to Amman by highway
subdivisionType governorate
terrainFeature forested areas
hilly terrain
timeZone UTC+2
timeZoneDST UTC+3
usesCurrency Jordanian dinar

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Black September conflict location Jarash Governorate
Jerash locatedIn Jerash Governorate
linked to: Jarash Governorate
Jerash hasNameInArabic جرش
linked to: Jarash Governorate
Jerash governorateCapitalOf Jerash Governorate
linked to: Jarash Governorate
Roman ruins of Jerash locatedIn Jerash Governorate
linked to: Jarash Governorate
Ajloun Governorate borderedBy Jerash Governorate
linked to: Jarash Governorate
Zarqa River flowsThrough Jerash Governorate
linked to: Jarash Governorate
Irbid Governorate borderedBy Jerash Governorate
linked to: Jarash Governorate
Northern Jordan hasGovernorate Jerash Governorate
linked to: Jarash Governorate
North Theater locatedInRegion Governorate of Jerash
linked to: Jarash Governorate
Temple of Zeus (Jerash) locatedInRegion Governorate of Jerash
subject linked to: Temple of Zeus
linked to: Jarash Governorate