Zarqa
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Zarqa is a large industrial city in northeastern Jordan known for its factories, military presence, and role as a key economic hub.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zarqa Municipality | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Zarqa Governorate ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Amman ⓘ |
| distanceFromAmman | approximately 20–25 km northeast of Amman ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Zarqa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Zarqa Municipality
|
| governorateCapitalOf | Zarqa Governorate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
logistics
ⓘ
services ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitutionType |
colleges
ⓘ
schools ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
commercial areas
ⓘ
industrial zones ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
chemical industry
ⓘ
manufacturing industry ⓘ petroleum industry ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryFacility |
Jordanian Armed Forces bases
ⓘ
military training camps ⓘ |
| hasPopulationRankInJordan | one of the largest cities in Jordan ⓘ |
| hasRefinery | Jordan Petroleum Refinery ⓘ |
| hasRole |
economic hub
ⓘ
industrial hub ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
highway connection
ⓘ
railway connection ⓘ |
| knownFor |
factories
ⓘ
large industrial sector ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ military presence ⓘ refineries ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Levantine Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Jordanian Arabic
|
| locatedIn | Zarqa Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Northern Jordan ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern Jordan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Zarqa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kingdom of Jordan
ⓘ
surface form:
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
|
| regionType | urban area ⓘ |
| roadConnectionTo |
Amman
ⓘ
Irbid ⓘ Mafraq ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+02:00 ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | UTC+03:00 ⓘ |