Ar Ramtha
Sign in to saveAr-Ramtha (), colloquially transliterated as Ar-Romtha (), 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. It is part of the Ar-Ramtha district of the Irbid Governorate.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ar-Ramtha
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ramtha hall.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- The City Hall
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Greater Al-Ramtha Municipality.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Jordan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Jordan
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Irbid Governorate
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Key dates
- Inception
- 1927
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Jordan
- Population
- +297830
- Area
- +40
- Elevation
- +502
- Official website
- www.ramthacity.gov.jo
- Image
- Ar Rantha Byzantine site.jpg
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Ar-Ramtha (), colloquially transliterated as Ar-Romtha (), 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. It is part of the Ar-Ramtha district of the Irbid Governorate.
==Etymology== The origin of the name Ar-Ramtha is debated. Some claim it is named after a local desert plant, al-ramath (). Many biblical archaeologists identify Ar-Ramtha with the ancient Israelite city of Ramoth-Gilead, Hebrew for "Heights of Gilead"; in that case, the present-day Arabic name might preserve the Biblical Hebrew one.