City Details: Zarqa
A few alternate names for Zarqa are: Az Zarqa', Az Zarqā’, Ehz-Zarka, Kalaat el Zerka, QZA, Qal'at az Zarqa', Qal‘at az Zarqā’, Zarka, Zarqa, Zerka
Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. Its name means "the blue (city)". It had a population of 635,160 inhabitants in 2015, and is the second most populous city in Jordan after Amman.
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Zarqa
General Information
- Official Name: Jordan
- Common Name: Jordan
- Population: 792665
- Timezone: Asia/Amman
- Coordinates: 32.07275, 36.08796
- Country Code: JOR
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Zarqa
- 1. Amman-Marka International Airport (ADJ), distance from city center: 14.36 km
- 2. King Hussein Air College (OMF), distance from city center: 35.42 km
- 3. Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), distance from city center: 39.95 km
Location of Zarqa
Country Details
- Country: Jordan
- Official Name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Capital: Amman
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Western Asia
- Population: 10,203,140
- Area: 89,342 km²
- Languages: Arabic
- Currency: Jordanian dinar (د.ا)
- Timezones: UTC+03:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Iraq
- Israel
- Palestine, State of
- Saudi Arabia
- Syrian Arab Republic