Irbid Development Area

A new reality… within your grasp, building for knowledge

Irbid, known anciently as Arabella, forms a good base from which to explore the northern Jordan Valley, Jerash, Umm Qays (modern Garden) and Pella, Ajloun, Amman, or to start a trip to Damascus and Beirut.

To manage the establishment, planning and development of the area, the Government of Jordan established the Northern Development Corporation (NDC) with startup capital from Jordan’s Social Security Investment Unit (SSIU). The New Development Areas Law formalizes NDC’s role as the Master Developer of the IDA.

Based on robust analyses of potential investment and market demand, the NDC has established a clear and compelling vision to guide development of IDA, with the goal of establishing a cutting-edge ICT, Healthcare, and R&D center as well as contemporary knowledge village in Irbid. By partnering with leading developers of high-end real estate and modern living environments, the NDC seeks to introduce an unprecedented level of quality and lifestyle not only to Irbid, but to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan a well, all whilst realizing superior returns to NDC and its partners.

NDC is seeking to contract with word-class real estate developers and operators, as well as multi-national IT healthcare players to bring the vision to reality. NDC opens to a range of partnership configurations ranging from a development contract to a Joint Venture relationship. Past experience should include design, development and operation of mixed-use educational and high-technology zones, including community, commercial and housing elements.

Building for Knowledge

Irbid Development Area (IDA) is located in Jordan’s fertile north adjacent to the Kingdom’s leading scientific institution and one of the Middle East’s foremost ICT and Health care universities: Jordan University of Science and technology (JUST) encompassing the landmark King Abdullah University Hospital, which serves the one million inhabitants and its surroundings. The 3.2sqm development area (located 20 kilometer east of Irbid city and 80 km north of Amman is ideally suitable for IT outsourcing, Healthcare, Professional services, Middle and Back offices and research and development.

With clear and present potential to build on the existing pool of resources in the area, benefit from the legal and regulatory framework underpinned by the progressive and robust development areas law, ability to harness Jordan’s galloping IT and Healthcare sectors, and reinvent a modern lifestyle to Irbid’s 50,000 students and one million residents, IDA is now ready to receive prospective investors from industrial and logistics tenants to master development and operators.

To compliment the planned development, the IDA will host world-class community services, amenities and housing as an integral part of the development vision for the site. Site, developers will have the opportunity to provide for a wide range of facilities and amenities, including hotels, shops, restaurants and other commercial applications.

The Student City: Irbid

With 4 locally established universities offering a world-class modern science and engineering programs of study, Irbid is viewed as the regional leader for technological innovation within ICT and healthcare sectors. In addition, Irbid’s 15 story hospital on the main highway linking Irbid to Syria hosts an impressive array of healthcare expertise and service offerings. The city’s competitive labor pool comprises trained student-interns, qualified fresh graduates, and skilled workers in Jordan’s highest exporting Qualified Industrial Zone, a couple of minutes drive from IDA.

A new reality within your grasp.

Contact Details

Mafraq Development Corporation
P.O. Box 850633 Amman 11185 Jordan
T: +962 6 5510274
F: +962 6 5510329
www.kinghusseinzone.com