Postcard: City of Irbid in Jordan

Clock tower, central Irbid, Jordan. All photos: Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
Clock tower, central Irbid, Jordan. All photos: Khaled Yacoub Oweis / The National
The city centre
The city centre
A monument to the poet Mustafa Wahbi Tal in front of the new municipal building
A monument to the poet Mustafa Wahbi Tal in front of the new municipal building
Central Irbid
Central Irbid
The clock tower
The clock tower
The new municipality
The new municipality
Cask, Irbid museum
Cask, Irbid museum
Bronze statue, Irbid museum
Bronze statue, Irbid museum
The Irbid museum has a mosaics section
The Irbid museum has a mosaics section
Basalt garnet from the norther Himmeh valley, Irbid museum
Basalt garnet from the norther Himmeh valley, Irbid museum
Philoahwe, originally excavated from the Greco-Roman city of Gadara near Irbid
Philoahwe, originally excavated from the Greco-Roman city of Gadara near Irbid
Arab calligraphy on stone at the Irbid museum
Arab calligraphy on stone at the Irbid museum
Paleolithic stone with engraved design
Paleolithic stone with engraved design
The Tal family house, which is open to the public
The Tal family house, which is open to the public
Pictures of Wasfi Tal, the Jordanian prime minister assassinated in 1972, hang at the Tal House in the old quarter of Irbid
Pictures of Wasfi Tal, the Jordanian prime minister assassinated in 1972, hang at the Tal House in the old quarter of Irbid
Guest room, Tal House
Guest room, Tal House
The courtyard of the Irbid museum
The courtyard of the Irbid museum
A fragment of the ruins of the theatre
A fragment of the ruins of the theatre
Syrian-owned Al Sawlajan, Irbid’s top Arab sweets maker
Syrian-owned Al Sawlajan, Irbid’s top Arab sweets maker
Irbid has many unfinished buildings
Irbid has many unfinished buildings
The Roman theatre at Catapolias, on the edge of Irbid
The Roman theatre at Catapolias, on the edge of Irbid
An olive grove inside the city
An olive grove inside the city
An ancient olive press
An ancient olive press
The outskirts of the city
The outskirts of the city