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The governor's house
(بيت الوالي)

Title	The governor's house
Title Original	بيت الوالي
Publication Date:	1304 / 1886
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID	monument;ISL;jo;Mon01;10;ar
Library Location	The Governor's House or Saraya is located on the southern slope of the city of Irbid, Irbid, Jordan
Date	1304 / 1886
Notes	This building is located on the southern slope of Irbid Hill, which has been inhabited since ancient times due to its strategic location on the roads heading from east to west and from north to south. In the Ottoman era, the city of Irbid extended to the south of the ancient hill, and the road leading to Palestine through the Jordan Valley passed from the southern end of the city. This road was connected to the Levantine Hajj Road, and two reservoirs were dug alongside it to serve pilgrims and merchants. In 1865, Irbid became the center of the mayor of Ajloun District, which was administratively part of the Damascus Province. In 1882, the governor of Damascus visited Irbid and ordered the construction of a new house for the local governor on the southern slope of the hill, to replace the old house that was located at the western end of the hill. The following year (1883), a two-story house was built, the first of which was designated for horses (stables), while government employees resided on the upper floor. According to the traveler Gottlieb Schumacher, who visited Irbid in 1886, the building consisted of two wings with an open courtyard of about 600 square metres. Schumacher adds that the building is modern and has no aesthetic formula, and that its purpose is to house government employees. The building has been renovated more than once since the late Ottoman period. Above the main entrance to the palace is an inscription containing the date 1304 / 1886, indicating the repair work and addition of the two wings mentioned by Schumacher in that year. The building currently consists of a central open courtyard surrounded by seven halls covered with barrel vaults and ten rooms. The upper floor contains sixteen rooms. Since 1994, the Department of Antiquities has begun restoring the building to use it as a museum and offices for employees.
Sample Text	Mohammad Najjar “The House of the Governor” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;jo;Mon01;10;ar

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The governor's house

(بيت الوالي)

Publication Date 1304 / 1886

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Record ID monument;ISL;jo;Mon01;10;ar

Library Location The Governor's House or Saraya is located on the southern slope of the city of Irbid, Irbid, Jordan

Date 1304 / 1886

Notes This building is located on the southern slope of Irbid Hill, which has been inhabited since ancient times due to its strategic location on the roads heading from east to west and from north to south. In the Ottoman era, the city of Irbid extended to the south of the ancient hill, and the road leading to Palestine through the Jordan Valley passed from the southern end of the city. This road was connected to the Levantine Hajj Road, and two reservoirs were dug alongside it to serve pilgrims and merchants. In 1865, Irbid became the center of the mayor of Ajloun District, which was administratively part of the Damascus Province. In 1882, the governor of Damascus visited Irbid and ordered the construction of a new house for the local governor on the southern slope of the hill, to replace the old house that was located at the western end of the hill. The following year (1883), a two-story house was built, the first of which was designated for horses (stables), while government employees resided on the upper floor. According to the traveler Gottlieb Schumacher, who visited Irbid in 1886, the building consisted of two wings with an open courtyard of about 600 square metres. Schumacher adds that the building is modern and has no aesthetic formula, and that its purpose is to house government employees. The building has been renovated more than once since the late Ottoman period. Above the main entrance to the palace is an inscription containing the date 1304 / 1886, indicating the repair work and addition of the two wings mentioned by Schumacher in that year. The building currently consists of a central open courtyard surrounded by seven halls covered with barrel vaults and ten rooms. The upper floor contains sixteen rooms. Since 1994, the Department of Antiquities has begun restoring the building to use it as a museum and offices for employees.

Sample Text Mohammad Najjar “The House of the Governor” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;jo;Mon01;10;ar