Mafraq
Sign in to saveMafraq ( Al-Mafraq, local dialects: Mafrag or Mafra; ) 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.
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Key facts
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- Country
- Settlement.official_name
- Mafraq
- Settlement.native_name
- مدينة المَفْرَق
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
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- Al-Mafraq, Jordan - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
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- Mafraq city center
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- Flag of Greater Mafraq Municipality.png
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- Jordan
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- Mafraq
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- Province
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- Mafraq Governorate
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- المفرق
- Country
- Jordan
- Located in
- Mafraq Governorate
- Population
- +580.000
- Area
- +14
- Elevation
- +700
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Mafraq Governorate
- Official website
- www.mafraq.gov.jo
- Image
- Mafraq Tank Circle.jpg
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Mafraq ( Al-Mafraq, local dialects: Mafrag or Mafra; ) 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.
==History== Mafraq was first settled in the 4th century BC. It is located about 17 km west of the historic Nabataean and Byzantine town of Umm el-Jimal, which was built in the 1st century.