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Jerash or Jarash is a city in northern Jordan. The city is the administrative center of the Jerash Governorate, and has a population of 50,745 as of 2015. It is located 30.0 miles north of the capital
The Greco-Roman city of Gerasa and the modern Jerash in the background.
The Oval Forum and Cardo Maximus in ancient Jerash
Ancient Jerash against the backdrop of the modern city
Colonnaded Street
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Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and
Jerash
…Jerash or Jarash (Arabic: جرش, romanized: Ǧaraš ; Greek: Γέρασα, romanized: Gérasa, Koine Greek pronunciation: ) is a city in northern Jordan. The city is the administrative center of the Jerash Governorate, and has a population of 50,745 as of 2015. It is located 30.0 miles (48.3 kms) north…
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The Oval Forum of Jerash (c. 1st century AD), then member of the ten-city Greco-Roman league, the Decapolis, seven of which are present in modern-day Jordan