Al-Mazar al-Shamali

Al-Mazar Al-Shamali or Northern Al-Mazar (Arabic: المزار الشمالي) is a city in the Irbid Governorate of north-western Jordan. It's the capital city of Al Mazar al Shamali Department. Located 15 km south-west of Irbid it has a population of approximately 20,000 people and the major families (tribes or clans) are Al-Jarrah and Al-Shorman. The region consists of a series of mountain ranges that reach approximately 780 meters above sea level.

Al Mazar al Shamali المزار الشمالي
City
Al Mazar al Shamali Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°28′21″N 35°47′34″E
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Irbid Governorate
Population
• Estimate  ({{{pop_est_as_of}}})	16,000
Time zone	UTC + 2

Vegetation and agriculture

Characteristic for the region is the prevalence of forests extending to hundreds of kilometers and consisting of a variety of trees such as aak, pistacia and pine.

The region relies on basic agricultural crops: wheat, barley, and some fruit trees such as peach, apricot, and almond trees. Olives are one of the most important products in the region in addition to grapes.

Location, administrative units

Al-Mazar Al-Shamali is in the southern part of Irbid Governorate with its high mountains of astonishing landscape, which are adjacent to the Ajloun Mountains.^[1] It consists of the following ten areas or districts: Al-Mazar Al-Shamali, Enbah, Dayr Yousef, Rhaba, Zobia, Juhfiya, Samad, Zaatarah, Habaka, and Hofa.