Bushra (Bishra) is a town in the
Irbid Governorate
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Jordan
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. It rises above sea level. It is located East of the municipality and town of Irbid 3 km, to the North by the towns of
Hakama
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Beit Ras
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(Roman kabitalios), to the South by the town of
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Sal
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Geography
The town is part of
Hauran
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. The red soils of the region are very fertile land for growing grain. The town is on a small hill called ''Tal - Mehrez'', southern valley. The valley of the Alroish ends in the Rahaub Valley, which empties in the
Yarmouk River
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Area soils are white gray, and the region contains some caves, some of which are spread around the Grand Mosque, which was demolished after the male secondary school building in 1986. The territory divides into thirteen basins, including Aargom blacks, Doghaim, cave, door, Alborea, fronting, busia, giadp, corsage, broadcloth, Alden, slick and Baydar.
History
In 1596, during the
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, Bushra was noted (under the name of ''Bisri'') in the
census
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as being located in the ''
nahiya
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, with a population of 12 households and 5 bachelors; all
Muslim
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. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on various agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 4,876
akçe
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. 1/4 of the revenue went to a
waqf
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In 1838 Bushra was reported to be in ruins.
Population
In 1961 the population of Bushra was 1,560 inhabitants;
[Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p]
18
/ref> 768 males and 792 females. By 2005, the population had grown to 11,996, in which 6,150 were male and 5,642 were female. More recently in 2015, the population was 19,444 inhabitants with 9568 female and 9876 male,
Volunteer work
Bushra youth volunteer work - an independent group of its youth who have volunteered to serve their town and advancement at all levels and in various fields. Projects include:
#Cleaning the streets and sidewalks and the mosques of the town, and planting areas and exploited optimally.
#Increase awareness among school and university students and townspeople of the importance of public ownership.
#Campaigns and support healthy of rhyme and sports projects in the town.
References
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External links
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* Bushra Youth Volunteers -- https://www.facebook.com/shababboshra
{{Irbid Governorate
Villages in Irbid governorate