Mafraq

Mafraq (Arabic المفرق Al-Mafraq, local dialects Mafrag or Mafra' , "retail") is the caipital ceety o the Mafraq Govrenorate, Jordan, locatit 80 Km tae the north frae the Jordanian caipital Amman in crossroad tae Sirie tae the north an Iraq tae the east. It haes 58,954 inhabitants (2000). Mafraq wis an aa the location o a Transjordanian preesoner o war camp durin the Arab-Israeli War, uised tae hoose sodgers taken frae a Transjordanian victory at the Jewish quarter o East Jerusalem in 1948.

Mafraq مدينة المفرق
Ceety
Mafraq Ceety
Mafraq
Coordinates: 32°16′0″N 36°09′20″E
Kintra	Jordan
Govrenorate	Mafraq Govrenorate
Foondit	333 B.C.
Municipality established	1945
Govrenment
• Mayor	Abdullah yarqan
Area
• Ceety	14 km2 (5 sq mi)
• Metro	128 km2 (49 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population  (2004)[1]
• Ceety	56,340
• Metro	122,000
Time zone	GMT +2
• Summer (DST)	+3
Area code(s)	+(962)2
Website	http://www.mafraq.gov.jo

Transport

Mafraq is served bi a station on the 1,050 mm (3 ft 5 ¹¹⁄₃₂ in) naitional railway seestem.

The train station in Mafraq

Education

Al al-Bayt University is the ae university in the ceety. The university wis established in 1992 an is locatit in the eastren ootskirts o Mafraq Govrenorate, (sooth o Mafraq ceety).^[2]

See an aw

• Railway stations in Jordan