place
Jerash
Also known as Gerasa
undated
32.2723, 35.8914 · Wikidata Q31565 P625 (accessed 2026-11-12) · On the map
Decapolis city with more than a dozen Byzantine churches.
Wikipedia extract
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 city Amman.
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Sources
- Jerash · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q31565 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
Authority files
- Q31565
- VIAF 139983465
- Library of Congress nr90008718
- Catholic Encyclopedia 06469a
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