Ar-Ramtha
مدينة الرمثا | |
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City | |
![]() The City Hall | |
Coordinates: 32°33′32″N 36°0′53″E / 32.55889°N 36.01472°E | |
Grid position | 245/218 |
Country | Jordan |
Province | Irbid Governorate |
District | Ar-Ramtha District |
Municipality established | 1927 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Hussein Abu Ashshih |
Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 155,693 |
Time zone | GMT +2 |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Area code | +(962)2 |
Website | http://www.ramthacity.gov.jo |
Ar-Ramtha (Arabic: الرَّمثا, romanized: ar-Ramṯā), colloquially transliterated as Ar-Romtha (Arabic: الرُّمثا, romanized: ar-Rumṯā), is a city situated in the far northwest of Jordan near the border with Syria. It covers 40 km2 on a plain 30 km northeast of the Jordan River and Irbid. In 2017, Ar-Ramtha had a population of approximately 164,211, making it the eleventh largest city in Jordan, and the second in Irbid Governorate, and the city has grown since then.[2] It is part of the Ar-Ramtha district of the Irbid Governorate.[3][4]