Mafraq

Mafraq City

مدينة المَفْرَق
Mafraq City مدينة المَفْرَق
City
	Mafraq city center
	Mafraq City
	Coordinates: 32°20′24″N 36°12′19″E / 32.339939°N 36.205166°E
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)
• City	580,000
Time zone	GMT +2
• Summer (DST)	+3
Area code	+(962)2
Website	www.mafraq.gov.jo

Mafraq is a city in Jordan. It is the Capital of Mafraq Governorate. It is located 80 km north of the Jordanian capital, Amman, at the crossroads of Syria from north and Iraq from east. It has an air and military base. The Amman-Damascus railway runs through the city. There is only one university in the city, Al Al-Bayt University. The university was established in 1992 and is in the eastern suburbs of Mafraq.