Zarqa

Zarqa (; BGN: Az Zarqāʼ; local pronunciation ez-Zergā, ez-Zer'a, or ez-Zarka) is a ceety in Jordan locatit tae the northeast o Amman. Zarqa is the caipital o Zarqa Govrenorate (Arabic Muhāfazat az-Zarqā). Its name means "the blue ane".

 Owerview 
Zarqa is Jordan's industrial centre, hame taw ower 50% o Jordanian factories. The growthe o industry in the ceety is the result o law real estate costs an proximity tae the caipital, Amman. The ceety o Zarqa wis established bi immigrants frae the Caspian Sea region at the beginnin o the twintiet century, initially on the banks o the Zarqa River, the population grew steadily wi the construction o the Hejaz railway bi the Ottomans. The bases o the Jordanian airmy, umwhile caeed the Arab Legion, wur locatit in Zarqa.

 History 
The first dounset in the ceety wis in 1902 bi Chechen immigrants who wur displaced frae the wars atween the Ottoman an Roushie Empires. Thay settled alang the Zarqa River. At that time a station on the Hejaz railway wis biggit in the new dounset, this railway station turned Zarqa intae an important hub. On Aprile 10, 1905 the Ottoman govrenor issued a decree that alloued the Chechen immigrants tae awn lands which thay settled on. The population then quickly grew in size. On November 18, 1928 the new Jordanian govrenment issued a decree tae establish the first municipal cooncil for Zarqa.

Efter the Jordan Frontier Force wis formed in 1926, military bases wur constructit in the ceety bi the Breetish airmy, an the ceety later became kent as the "military ceety". 

  Year Population 1903 1000 1928 6000 1952 28456

 Destricts o Greater Zarqa Municipality 
The ceety o Zarqa is dividit intae five destricts that aw thegither hae an aurie o aboot 60 km2, an anither twa destricts athin the radius o influence o the ceety.

  Destrict Aurie (Km2) 1First Destrict (Ceety center)2.96 2Seicont Destrict (Althawra Al-Arabiya) 11.3 3 Third Destrict (Ewajan) 12.2 4 Fort Destrict (Zawahreh) 16 5Fift Destrict (New Zarqa)17 6 Sports Complex Destrict 3.5 7 Zarqa Ceety Gardens Destrict 19

 Transport 
A new railway will be constructit tae connect Amman wi Az-Zarqa. The project is nou bein developed bi a Spainyie engineerin company an will be peyed wi Kuwaiti funds.

 Education 
Thare are three varsities in Zarqa:
Hashemite University, Al-Balqa Applee'd University-Zarqa college, an Zarqa Private University.

 See an aa 
 Railway stations in Jordan
 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

 References 

 Freemit airtins 
 Zarqa Discussion Forum  

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