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List of cities in Jordan

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Amman, Capital of Jordan

This list of cities in Jordan shows the growth of the population in the largest cities in Jordan. The largest urban area in Jordan is Amman with a population of 1,942,066 (2004 census). About 40 percent of the country's population lives in the metropolitan area.

The table lists cities with more than 30,000 inhabitants,[1] the name in Latin letters and in Arabic. With three population statistics, one on December 10, 1994, one in October 2004, and the last in 2015, and the governorate is also listed.

Rank Name Arabic name 1994 2004 2015 2020 Governorate
1.Ammanعمان1,439,2121,746,741 3,506,0683,968,850Amman
2.Zarqaالزرقاء350,849395,227 635,160719,035Zarqa
3.Irbidإربد208,329250,645 502,714569,068Irbid
4.Russeifaالرصيفة137,247227,735 472,604535,007Zarqa
5.Sahabسحاب49,06057,037 169,434191,800Amman
6.Ar Ramthaالرمثا55,02271,433 155,693176,242Irbid
7.Aqabaالعقبة62,77380,059 148,398167,986Aqaba
8. Zaatari refugee campمخيم الزعتريN/AN/A 113,119128,039Mafraq
9.Mafraqالمفرق38,39347,764 106,008119,993Mafraq
10.Madabaمأدبا55,74970,338 105,353119,226Madaba
11.Al-Saltالسلط56,45873,528 99,890113,071al-Balqa
12. Al-Jizahالجيزة32,44635,357 95,045107,590Amman
13.Baq'a refugee campمخيم البقعه58,59262,508 68,81677,898al-Balqa
14.Ain Al-Bashaعين الباشا21,34737,222 60,19168,135al-Balqa
15.Aydounايدون14,66118,586 58,56566,294Irbid
16.Marka Refugee Campمخيم حطين35,86738,501 44,87962,379Zarqa
17.Ad-Dhlailالضليل15,35327,643 50,93157,655Zarqa
18.Jerashجرش21,27831,652 50,74557,434Jerash
19.As-Sarihالصريح15,95719,210 46,00352,075Irbid
20.Al-Hashimiyahالهاشمية13,17125,475 44,73050,637Zarqa
21.Ma'anمعان22,98926,461 41,05546,546Ma'an
22.Beit Rasبيت راس11,47518,023 40,87146,266Irbid
23.Al Husnالحصن16,30220,485 35,08539,716Irbid
24. Al-Azraq Refugee Campمخيم الأزرقN/AN/A 34,94639,559Zarqa
25.At-Turrahالطرة11,66414,844 33,13637,509Irbid
26.Naourناعور12,34015,439 32,33736,605Amman
27.Karakالكرك18,63320,280 32,21636,466Karak
28.Kufranjahكفرنجة16,90821,734 31,01535,125Ajloun
29. Deir Abi Saeed دير ابي سعيد 8,303 13,792 29,590 33,495 Irbid
30. No'ayymeh النعيمة 9,993 12,441 29,128 32,973 Irbid
31. Ash-Shajarah الشجرة 8,970 11,523 27,902 31,585 Irbid
32.At-Tafilahالطفيلة20,88123,512 27,55931,196Tafilah
33. Mu'tah مؤتة 8,211 11,910 27,426 31,043 Karak
34.Ghor As-Safiغور الصافي13,50516,756 27,30430,907Karak

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