Russeifa

Also known as Rusayfah, Ar-Russeifa, Ar-Rusayfah

Russeifa (, also spelled Ruseifa(h), Rusaifa(h), Russiefa, etc., also with preceding article el-, al-, er- or ar-) is a city in Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. It had a population of 472,604 inhabitants in 2015, making it the fourth-largest city in Jordan, after Amman, Irbid, and Zarqa.

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Place details

Locality: الرصيفة
Region: الزرقاء
Country: الأردن
Population: 268,237
Timezone: Asia/Amman

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Russeifa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Russeifa1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: The town of Russeifa
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Russeifa Municipality.png
Settlement.image_seal: Russeifa logo.jpg
Settlement.seal_size: 100 px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Jordan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Jordan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Zarqa Governorate
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Osama Haimour

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
Demographics
Districts of Metropolitan Russeifa
Economy
Roads
Archaeology
See also
References
Bibliography

==Geography== The city of Russeifa is located in the Central region of Jordan, in the Zarqa River basin, on the Amman-Zarqa highway. Amman, Zarqa, and Russeifa form one large metropolitan area, the second-largest metropolitan area in the Levant, after Damascus. Administratively, the city belongs to Zarqa Governorate.

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