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Al Husn
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Al-Husn (, also Romanized as Al Husn, Hisn and Husn) is a town in northern Jordan, located north of Amman, and about south of Irbid. It has a population of 35,085. The region has fertile soil which along with the moderate climate allows the growing of high quality crops. Al Husn was known for its wine; now its main products are wheat and olive oil. It is the administrative center of the Bani Obaid district.

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Place details

Locality
الحصن
Region
إربد
Country
الأردن
Population
0
Timezone
Asia/Amman

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Al-Husn
Settlement.native_name
الحصن
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Farm, Al-Hisn, Jordan.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
A farm in al-Husn
Settlement.pushpin_map
Jordan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Jordan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Irbid Governorate
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2015
Settlement.population_total
35085
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions
Settlement.grid_name
PAL

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Sights
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
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Al-Husn (, also Romanized as Al Husn, Hisn and Husn) is a town in northern Jordan, located north of Amman, and about south of Irbid. It has a population of 35,085. The region has fertile soil which along with the moderate climate allows the growing of high quality crops. Al Husn was known for its wine; now its main products are wheat and olive oil. It is the administrative center of the Bani Obaid district.

==History== thumb|200px|left|Al-Husn Orthodox Church

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al Husn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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