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Jerash
I have been hereSign in to keep track of the places you have been.I want to go hereSign in to keep a list of places you want to visit. Travel advice: Be aware of safety risksParts of this country have stricter advice: Travel only if necessaryAdvice from the Dutch government. Always read the current advice before you travel.Last changed: 08-09-2026Read the current adviceJerash or Jarash (Arabic: جرش, romanized: Ǧaraš [dʒaraʃ]; Greek: Γέρασα, romanized: Gérasa, Koine Greek pronunciation: [ˈɡerasa]) 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 of the capital city Amman. The earliest evidence of settlement in Jerash is in a Neolithic site known as Tal Abu Sowan, where rare human remains dating to around 7500 BC were uncovered. Jerash flourished during the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods, when it was known as Gerasa. It was one of the cities of the Hellenistic cities of the Decapolis.
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