Deir Alla

32°11′20″N 35°36′11″E / 32.18889°N 35.60306°E / 32.18889; 35.60306

Deir Alla
مدينة دير علا
City
Mosque of Abu Ubaidah Amer ibn al-Jarrah in Deir Alla
Flag of Deir Alla
Official seal of Deir Alla
Deir Alla is located in Jordan
Deir Alla
Deir Alla
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°11′20″N 35°36′11″E / 32.18889°N 35.60306°E / 32.18889; 35.60306
Grid position208/178
CountryJordan
ProvinceBalqa Governorate
Municipality established1967
Government
 • MayorKhalifa Solomen Diyat
Elevation
−1,030 ft (−314 m)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • City7,321
 • Metro
73,477
Time zoneUTC+2 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)+3
Area code+(962)5
Websitehttp://deirallacity.gov.jo/

Deir Alla (Arabic: دير علا) is the site of an ancient Near Eastern town in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. The Deir Alla Inscription, datable to ca. 840–760 BCE, was found here.

Tomb of the Muslim commander Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah

On 20 August 2010, it recorded a temperature of 51.1 °C, the new official highest temperature in the history of Jordan.[2]

  1. ^ "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
  2. ^ "..:: طقس الأردن - كن أول من يعلم ::". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-08-01.