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