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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 familys (tribes or clans) is Al-Jarrah and Al-Shorman. The region consists of a series of mountain ranges that reach approximately 780 meters above the sea level.
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Al Mazar al Shamali
المزار الشمالي | |
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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 |
Characteristics 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.
Al-Mazar Al-Shamali is in the southern part of Irbid Governorate with its high mountains of astonishing landscape, which are adjacent to Ajloun Mountains.[1] It consists of the following 9 areas or districts: Al-Mazar Al-Shamali, Enbah, Dayr Yousef, Rhaba, Zobia, Juhfiya, Samad, Zaatarah, Habaka, and Hofa.
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