Mafraq
Mafraq (Arabic: المفرق Al-Mafraq, local dialects: Mafrag or Mafra; lit. 'crossroads') is the capital city of Mafraq Governorate in Jordan, located 80 km to the north of the national capital, Amman. It is located at a crossroads, with a road north going to Syria and another road to the east going to Iraq. It had 56,340 inhabitants in 2004.
Mafraq
مدينة المَفْرَق | |
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City | |
Mafraq city center | |
Mafraq | |
| Coordinates: 32°20′24″N 36°12′19″E | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Province | Mafraq Governorate |
| Founded | 333 B.C. |
| Municipality established | 1945 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abdullah arqan |
| Area | |
| • City | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 128 km2 (49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • City | 580,000 |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code | +(962)2 |
| Website | www |
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