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Zarqa (; BGN
United States Board on Geographic Names

The United States Board on Geographic Names is a United States Federal government of the United States body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geography names throughout the government of the United States....
: Az Zarqa'; local pronunciation ez-Zerga or ez-Zer'a) is a city in Jordan
Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
 located to the northeast of Amman
Amman

Amman , sometimes spelled Ammann , is the Capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a city of 2,525,000 inhabitants , and the administrative capital and commercial center of Jordan....
. At 792,665 inhabitants (2000), comprising 15.5% of Jordan's population, it is the country's second largest city. Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate
Zarqa Governorate

Zarqa is one of the governorates of Jordan, located east of Amman, the capital of Jordan. Its capital is Zarqa, which is the largest city in the governorate....
 (Arabic Muhafazat az-Zarqa). Its name means "the blue one".

Overview
Zarqa is Jordan's industrial centre, home to over 50% of Jordanian factories.






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Zarqa (; BGN
United States Board on Geographic Names

The United States Board on Geographic Names is a United States Federal government of the United States body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geography names throughout the government of the United States....
: Az Zarqa'; local pronunciation ez-Zerga or ez-Zer'a) is a city in Jordan
Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
 located to the northeast of Amman
Amman

Amman , sometimes spelled Ammann , is the Capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a city of 2,525,000 inhabitants , and the administrative capital and commercial center of Jordan....
. At 792,665 inhabitants (2000), comprising 15.5% of Jordan's population, it is the country's second largest city. Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate
Zarqa Governorate

Zarqa is one of the governorates of Jordan, located east of Amman, the capital of Jordan. Its capital is Zarqa, which is the largest city in the governorate....
 (Arabic Muhafazat az-Zarqa). Its name means "the blue one".

Overview


Zarqa is Jordan's industrial centre, home to over 50% of Jordanian factories. The growth of industry in the city is the result of low real estate costs and proximity to the capital, Amman. Migration to Zarqa has steadily progressed since the 1940s. More than 50% of Zarqa's population migrated from the West Bank
West Bank

The West Bank is the eastern Part of the Palestinian territories on the west bank of the River Jordan in the Middle East. To the west, north, and south the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel....
 following the Six Day War. Zarqa's climate is desert-like, to a much greater degree than nearby Amman. Qasr Shebib is a prominent local landmark.

A new settlement that will house more than 370,000 people has been approved by the Jordanian government. This will be funded by Saudi Arabian corporations. New office buildings will also be constructed by Gulf corporations.

Transport


A new railway will be constructed to connect Amman with Az-Zarqa. The project is now being devoped by a Spanish engineering company and is going to be paid with Kuwaiti funds.

Education


Hashemite University
Hashemite University

The Hashemite University is a university in Zarqa, Jordan. It is named after the Jordanian Royal family ? the Hashemites ? and was established by Royal decree in 1992....
 is also in Zarqa.

See also


  • Railway stations in Jordan
    Railway stations in Jordan

    Railway stations in Jordan include:...
  • Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
    Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

    'Abu Musab al-Zarqawi' ) , born 'Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh' was a Jordanian militant Islamist who ran a militant training camp in Afghanistan....


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