Zarqa
City in Zarqa Governorate, Jordan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Zarka" redirects here. For the cantillation note of the same name, see Zarka (trope).
For the place in Egypt, see El Zarqa. For the legend of Zarqa al Yamama, see Zarqa al Yamama. For the Pakistani Film, see Zarqa (film). For nearby military airbase, see King Abdullah II Air Base.
Zarqa (Arabic: الزرقاء) is the capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. Its name means "the blue (city)". It had a population of 635,160 inhabitants in 2015,[1] and is the second most populous city in Jordan after Amman.
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Zarqa
الزرقاء | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 32°05′N 36°06′E | |
Country | Jordan |
Governorate | Zarqa Governorate |
Settled | 1902 |
Municipality | 1929 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Hijazi Assaf |
Area | |
• Total | 60 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 619 m (2,031 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 635,160 |
• Density | 11,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | +3 |
Area code | +(962)5 |
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