Zarqa (;
BGN: Az Zarqāʼ; local pronunciation ez-Zergā or ez-Zer'a) is a city in
Jordan located to the northeast of
Amman. At 792,665 inhabitants (2000), comprising 15.5% of Jordan's population, it is the country's second largest city. Zarqa is the capital of
Zarqa Governorate (Arabic Muhāfazat az-Zarqā). Its name means "the blue one."
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