Mafraq is the capital city of Mafraq Governorate in Jordan, located 80 kilometers north of the national capital, Amman, at a crossroads with a road north to Syria and a road east to Iraq. The site, once known as al-Fudayn, was occupied in antiquity, and during the later Islamic period it became a staging point along the caravan road to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
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Area (sq km) Elevation (m) Latitude32.342778 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Mafraq (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 580
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 32.342778, longitude 36.205
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 700 m
P2046 (area)
area 14.0 sq km
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Mafraq (Arabic: المفرق, romanized: 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.
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