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Zarqa

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Total population

395,227

Coordinates32.07°, 36.09°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics (Jordan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Zarqa is a mid-sized city that lies in Jordan. Coordinates of 32.067°, 36.089° situate Zarqa in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Around 395,227 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,061 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
32.0668
Longitude
36.0886
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,719
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    335
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    333
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    282
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    274
  • White-spectacled Bulbul
    Pycnonotus xanthopygos (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) · Aves
    207
  • Palestine Sunbird
    Cinnyris osea Bonaparte, 1856 · Aves
    172
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    169
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    160

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
16
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2004-02-11

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Jordanian jihadist (1966–2006)
M
Muhannad
Arab commander of mojaheds in Chechnya, North Caucasus
Samih al-Qasim
Samih al-Qasim
Palestinian poet, Israeli citizen (1939–2014)
Ahmad Alhendawi
Ahmad Alhendawi
Secretary-General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and former United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth.
A
Anas Hijah
footballer
M
Maḥmūd Ḍamrah
Palestinian politician
L
Lobo Ismail
Jordanian musician
S
Siham Al-Safadi
Jordanian singer
M
Mohammad Abu Khousa
Jordanian footballer
M
Munther Abu Amarah
Jordanian footballer (born 1992)
K
Khaled Saad
Jordanian footballer
Ahlam Tamimi
Ahlam Tamimi
Palestinian /Jordanian Islamic terrorist; assisted in carrying out the 2001 Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing in Jerusalem
B
Bassam Al-Amoush
politician
H
Hazem Jawdat
footballer
A
Abdul Baqi Jammoh
Jordanian politician
A
Ali Ebu es-Sukkar
Jordanian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.65
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,061

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Zarqa

City Maps Zarqa Jordan
James McFee · 2017
Mathematics and Computation
Dia Zeidan · 2023
The 2005 Economic and Product Market Databook for Zarqa, Jordan
The 2005 Economic and Product Market Databook for Zarqa, Jordan
2005
The 2006 Economic and Product Market Databook for Zarqa, Jordan
The 2006 Economic and Product Market Databook for Zarqa, Jordan
Philip M. Parker · 2006
Mathematical Analysis and Numerical Methods
Aliaa Burqan · 2024
al-Zarqāʼ
Muṣliḥ ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd Nawāyisah · 1998
Muʼtamar Kullīyat al-Ādāb al-Rābiʻ, 8-9 Ayyār 2002 M
Muʼtamar al-Taṭawwur al-Thaqāfī fī al-Urdun wa-Filasṭīn fī al-Qarn al-ʻIshrīn (4th 2002 Zarqāʼ, Jordan) · 2002
Groundwater-Level Trends and Forecasts, and Salinity Trends, in the Azraq, Dead Sea, Hammad, Jordan Side Valleys, Yarmouk, and Zarqa Groundwater Basins, Jordan
U.S. Department of the Interior Staff · 2014

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library