Al-Husun

Al Husun is a town in northern Jordan, located sixty five km north of Amman, and about 7 km south of Irbid. It has a population of 35,0.5. The vicinity has fertile soil which in conjunction with the slight climate lets in the developing of excessive excellent plants. Al Husn was recognized for its wine; now its foremost products are wheat and olive oil. Al Husn is registered in Jordanian authorities files with the spelling 'Al Husun', and it is the place of work of the Bani Obaid district. Al Husn is one of the viable sites of Dion, a town dating from whilst the Romans occupied northern Jordan and the place.

The Decapolis cities. According to Pliny the Elder, the cities protected: Scythopolis, Hippos, Gadara, Pella, Philadelphia, Gerasa, Dion, Kanatha, Damascus, and Raphana. Al Husn has one of the oldest Orthodox churches in Jordan. It became originally built inside the second century, but destroyed in 1680 by the Ottoman navy. A church became later rebuilt in 1886 by way of the neighborhood Christians. Traditionally, Al Husn has been domestic to a enormously huge Christian community, which includes Melkites; Al Husn, at the side of Fuhais, nevertheless consists of a high percentage of Christians.