Qasabat Az Zarqa
Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. Its name means "the blue ". It had a population of 635,160 inhabitants in 2015, and is the second most populous city in Jordan after Amman.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Nearby places include Al-Zarqa’a Refugee Camp.
Al-Zarqa’a Refugee Camp
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Zarqa Camp is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. It is located outside of Zarqa. It was the first Palestine refugee camp to be established in Jordan, in 1949, and one of the four camps founded to accommodate the refugees of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight. Al-Zarqa’a Refugee Camp is situated 10 km west of Qasabat Az Zarqa.
Qasabat Az Zarqa
- Also known as: “Zarqa”
- Location: Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.079° or 32° 4′ 44″ northLongitude
36.2° or 36° 12′ eastPopulation
635,000Elevation
621 metres (2,037 feet)Open location code
8G4R35HX+JXGeoNames ID
7910933
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