Maru
Maru is one of the main agricultural villages in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. It is located to the north-east of the city of Irbid, about 7 km, and had a population of about 4536 people in 2015.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Irbid Governorate, Jordan
- Also known as: “Maru, Jordan” and “Marw”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Irbid camp and Irbid.
Irbid camp
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Irbid Camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Irbid. It was one of the four camps founded in Jordan to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight, the others being Jabal el-Hussein camp, Al-Wehdat refugee camp and Zarqa Camp. Irbid camp is situated 6 km southwest of Maru.
Irbid
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Irbid is a city in northern Jordan, some 88 km north of the capital Amman. Archaeological evidence reveals that Irbid has been settled since the Bronze Age.
Maru
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Irbid Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Maru” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مارو (اربد)”
- Arabic: “مارو”
- Arabic: “مرو”
- Irish: “Maru”
- Polish: “Maru”
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