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About Jerash University
Welcome to the University of Jerash,
which bears the name of a city founded
during the reign of Alexander the Great
in the 4th century BC; its name means
"a place with too many trees."
Welcome to Jerash University, with its
richness and solid history, a university
situated in that city which combines the
Roman, Arab and Islamic Civilizations; it manifests the superb engineering
and glorious architecture that inspired the most senior architects in the world;
the largest and richest cities were built following Jerash architectural pattern,
including Rome and Washington DC. Jerash simply means water and
greenness, valley of gold and beauty, Jerash the Kairouan and the Two
Pools, forests and valleys, tourism and agriculture.
On the 23rd of October 1991, six of Jordan's good and righteous men, after
lengthy consultations, agree to establish the University of Jerash, they are:
Mr. Mohamed Prof. Dr.
Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed
Hawamdeh Rabie
Professor
Muhammad Prof. Dr. Mustafa
Falah Zureikat Mahmoud Al-
Hawamdeh
The late Haji The late Haj
Haider Issa Mahmoud
Murad Mohamed Rabie
