Mafraq

Mafraq
مدينة المَفْرَق
City
Mafraq city center
Mafraq city center
Mafraq is located in Jordan
Mafraq
Mafraq
Coordinates: 32°20′24″N 36°12′19″E / 32.339939°N 36.205166°E / 32.339939; 36.205166
Country Jordan
ProvinceMafraq Governorate
Founded333 B.C.
Municipality established1945
Government
 • MayorAbdullah arqan
Area
 • City14 km2 (5 sq mi)
 • Metro
128 km2 (49 sq mi)
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • City580,000
Time zoneGMT +2
 • Summer (DST)+3
Area code+(962)2
Websitewww.mafraq.gov.jo
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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.

  1. ^ Official city website (in Arabic). Archived 2010-02-04 at the Wayback Machine