Zarqa, Muḩāfaz̧at az Zarqā’, Jordan

Alternative Names:	Az Zarqa', Az Zarqā’, Ehz-Zarka, Kalaat el Zerka, QZA, Qal'at az Zarqa', Qal‘at az Zarqā’, Zarka, Zarqa, Zerka, jaleuka, zaruka, zha er ka, Зарка, Эз-Зарка, الزرقاء, زرقاء, ザルカ, 扎尔卡, 자르카
Type:	Seat of a first-order administrative division - seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
Mindat.org Region:	Zarqa Governorate, Jordan
Region:	Muḩāfaz̧at az Zarqā’, Jordan
Latitude:	32° 4' 21" N
Longitude:	36° 5' 16" E
Lat/Long (dec):	32.07275,36.08796
Köppen climate type:	BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Population:	792,665 (2013)
Mindat Feature ID:	250090
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:250090:4
GUID:	0

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Russifa area, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan	32° 0' 40" N	36° 2' 13" E	8.4km (5.2 miles)
Unnamed phosphorite occurrence (Site 2), Al-Tafeh area, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan	32° 2' 23" N	36° 12' 25" E	11.8km (7.3 miles)
Unnamed phosphorite occurrence (Site 1), Al-Tafeh area, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan	32° 2' 32" N	36° 12' 31" E	11.9km (7.4 miles)
Unnamed phosphorite occurrence (Site 3), Al-Tafeh area, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan	32° 1' 46" N	36° 12' 42" E	12.6km (7.8 miles)
Jerash lignite occurrence, Jerash, Jerash Governorate, Jordan	32° 16' 28" N	35° 53' 45" E	28.8km (17.9 miles)
Safawi, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan	32° 10' 59" N	36° 28' 0" E	37.7km (23.4 miles)
Mugharet el-Wardeh deposit, Ajloun Governorate, Jordan	32° 13' 20" N	35° 42' 42" E	39.1km (24.3 miles)
Daba, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 37' 0" N	36° 7' 59" E	50.9km (31.6 miles)
Khan ez Zabib, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 39' 54" N	36° 20' 22" E	51.2km (31.8 miles)
Khurayyim Mount (Jabal al Khurayyim), Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 35' 24" N	36° 10' 24" E	54.3km (33.7 miles)
Unnamed marble quarries, Tulul al Hammam, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 32' 30" N	36° 10' 18" E	59.6km (37.0 miles)
Daba marble quarry, Daba, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 32' 30" N	36° 10' 18" E	59.6km (37.0 miles)
Tulul al Hammam, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 31' 59" N	36° 12' 0" E	60.9km (37.8 miles)
Wadi Al Fari'ah outcrop, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine	32° 10' 0" N	35° 27' 0" E	61.0km (37.9 miles)
Jordan Areva Resources, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 30' 14" N	36° 13' 29" E	64.6km (40.1 miles)
Wadi El Malih Volcanic Field, Tubas Governorate, West Bank, Palestine	32° 19' 59" N	35° 28' 0" E	65.2km (40.5 miles)
Nabi Musa, Jericho Governorate, West Bank, Palestine	31° 46' 59" N	35° 25' 59" E	69.7km (43.3 miles)
Wadi Zerka, Madaba Governorate, Jordan	31° 37' 18" N	35° 34' 0" E	70.3km (43.7 miles)
Jebel Harmun (Jabel Harum), Quds Governorate, West Bank, Palestine	31° 46' 0" N	35° 25' 59" E	70.5km (43.8 miles)
Jabal Aritayn, Safawi, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan	32° 4' 44" N	36° 51' 23" E	72.4km (45.0 miles)
Suwaqa al Gharbiya, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 23' 59" N	36° 4' 0" E	74.8km (46.5 miles)
Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 23' 53" N	36° 9' 45" E	75.4km (46.8 miles)
Qatranaite locality, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 24' 23" N	36° 15' 6" E	75.7km (47.0 miles)
North Siwaqa complex, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 24' 15" N	36° 14' 34" E	75.8km (47.1 miles)
Luhuf Jadir Outcrop, Tubas Governorate, West Bank, Palestine	32° 21' 0" N	35° 21' 0" E	76.0km (47.2 miles)
Yarmouk river, Maqarin area, Irbid Governorate, Jordan	32° 43' 52" N	35° 52' 18" E	76.0km (47.2 miles)
Jebel El Arab, As-Suwayda Governorate, Syria	32° 21' 0" N	36° 49' 59" E	76.6km (47.6 miles)
Deynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 22' 0" N	36° 11' 9" E	79.1km (49.1 miles)
Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 21' 51" N	36° 10' 54" E	79.3km (49.2 miles)
Unnamed phosphorite quarry, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan	31° 21' 51" N	36° 10' 54" E	79.3km (49.2 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

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Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Arabian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Arabian Platform, Arabian Plate	Basin
Tabuk basin, Arabian Plate	Basin
Asia	Continent
Jordan	Country
Zarqa Governorate, Jordan	Governorate

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Jordan, Zarqa, Zarqa	116.12.52.0.0.0

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