Mafraq
مدينة المَفْرَق | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 32°20′24″N 36°12′19″E / 32.339939°N 36.205166°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)[1] | |
• City | 580,000 |
Time zone | GMT +2 |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Area code | +(962)2 |
Website | www |
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.