Mafraq

Mafraq مدينة المَفْرَق
City
Mafraq city center
Mafraq
Coordinates: 32°20′24″N 36°12′19″E / 32.339939°N 36.205166°E / 32.339939; 36.205166
Country	Jordan
Province	Mafraq Governorate
Founded	333 B.C.
Municipality established	1945
Government
• Mayor	Abdullah arqan
Area
• City	14 km2 (5 sq mi)
• Metro	128 km2 (49 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population  (2017)[1]
• City	580,000
Time zone	GMT +2
• Summer (DST)	+3
Area code	+(962)2
Website	www.mafraq.gov.jo

Mafraq (Arabic: المفرق Al-Mafraq, local dialects: Mafrag or Mafra; lit. 'crossroads') is the capital city of Mafraq Governorate in Jordan, located 80 km to the north of the national capital, Amman. It is located at a crossroads, with a road north going to Syria and another road to the east going to Iraq. It had 56,340 inhabitants in 2004.