Place:Balqa, Jordan

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NameBalqa
Alt namesAl Balqa'source: CIA, World Fact Book (2000-2003) Accessed 07/08/2002.
Al Balqāsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-4
Al Balqā'source: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 311
Balqa governoratesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeGovernorate
Located inJordan
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Ar-Rummān
As-Salṭ
Ash-Shāqūr
Dayr ʿAllā
Dāmiyā
Salt
Shūnat Nimrīn
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Balqa ( Al Balqā’) is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located northwest of Amman, Jordan's capital.

The governorate has the fourth largest population of the 12 governorates of Jordan, and is ranked 10th by area. It has the third highest population density in the kingdom after Irbid Governorate and Jerash Governorate.

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