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Mafraq (Arabic: محافظة المفرق Muhāfaẓat al-Mafraq, local dialects Mafrag or Mafra' ) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located to the north-east of Amman, capital of Jordan. It has a population of 637,000 (2021 estimate) [2] [3] making up 5.8% of Jordan's population. Its capital is Mafraq, which is known for its military bases.
Mafraq (Arabic: المفرق Al-Mafraq, local dialects: Mafrag or Mafra; lit. ' crossroads ') 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.
Umm al-Surab (also Umm es-Surab, Umm al-Sarab; Arabic: أم السرب) is a residential area located in the Badiah Gharbiyah, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan. The region belongs to the northwestern Badia district, which includes 15 districts. Its population is estimated at 4,130 people, according to the 2015 census. [1]
Ruwaished (Arabic: الرويشد) is a town in the far east of Jordan belongin to the administrative district of the Mafraq Governorate. As of 2010, it had a population of 14,400. Ruwaished is the farthest Jordanian settlement to the east. The Karameh Border Crossing between Jordan and Iraq administratively belongs to the Ruwaished Department.
Al-Hammad (Arabic: بادية الحماد, romanized: Bādiyat al-Hammad) is a stony plateau straddling the Syrian and Arabian Deserts. It extends northwards from northern Saudi Arabia through eastern Jordan to the southeastern region of Syria and western Iraq .
In the 1920s, Mafraq was used as a base for aircraft and armored cars of the RAF. By 1931, Mafraq, which is situated on a large, flat desert expand 8 km (5.0 mi) from the Syrian border, was used as the major staging and refueling post for international flights and for the transfer of air supplies, personnel, freight and mail.
South Levantine Arabic (Arabic: اللهجة الشامية الجنوبية, romanized: al-lahja š-šāmiyya l-janūbiyya, South Levantine: il-lahje š-šāmiyye l-jnūbiyye) was defined in the ISO 639-3 international standard for language codes as a distinct Arabic variety, under the ajp code.
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