Samma
صما | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 32°34′12″N 35°41′24″E / 32.57000°N 35.69000°E | |
Grid position | 215/219 |
Country | Jordan |
Province | Irbid Governorate |
Department | Al-Taybeh |
Area | |
• Total | 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 18,659 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 21892 |
Area code | +(962)2 |
Geocode | 247015 |
Website | www.irbid.gov.jo |
Samma (Arabic: صمّا) is a village in northern Jordan, located 80 kilometers north of the capital Amman and about 18 km West of the city Irbid. It is perched on a hilltop 325 metres (1,066 ft) above sea level overlooking Jordan Valley and the Sea of Tiberias.
It lies in the Al-Taybeh Department is one of the nine departments that constitute the Irbid Governorate , It covers[2] 13.76 km2 and has a population of 15761 people (as of 2015).