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Balila (Arabic: بليلا) is a town in far northwest Jordan, between Irbid and Jerash located in the Jerash Governorate. It covers 40 km², and has a population of over 8,000.

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Balila (Arabic: بليلا) is a town in far northwest Jordan, between Irbid and Jerash located in the Jerash Governorate. It covers 40 km², and has a population of over 8,000.

==Name== Balila is Turkish for "high point". It is located at the foot of the mountains bordering Syria known as Huran, which translates to "flat ad green land".

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