Official name | Azraq |
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Native name | الأزرق |
Settlement type | Town |
Motto | |
Dot x | |dot_y |
Pushpin map | Jordan |
Pushpin label position | bottom |
Pushpin map caption | Location in Jordan |
Coordinates region | JO |
Subdivision type | Country |
Subdivision name | |
Subdivision type1 | Governorate |
Subdivision name1 | Zarqa Governorate |
Subdivision name4 | |
Government type | Municipality |
Leader title | Mayor |
Leader name | Kamal Ata |
Leader title1 | |
Established title | |
Established title2 | |
Established title3 | |
Established date3 | |
Unit pref | |
Area total km2 | |
Area land km2 | |
Area blank1 sq mi | |
Population as of | 2009 |
Population total | 10800 |
Population blank1 title | Ethnicities |
Population blank2 title | Religions |
Population density blank1 sq mi | |
Timezone | UTC+2 |
Utc offset | +2 |
Timezone dst | UTC+3 |
Utc offset dst | +3 |
Elevation footnotes | |
Elevation m | 525 |
Elevation ft | |
Postal code type | |
Area code | +(962)5 |
Blank name | Airports |
Blank info | Muwaffaq Salti Airbase |
Footnotes | }} |
thumb|[[Azraq Wetland Reserve|The wetlands of Azraq|left]]Azraq () is a small town in the province of Zarqa Governorate in central-eastern Jordan, 100 km east of Amman. The population of Azraq was 9021 persons in 2004.
The town is located on a major desert route that would have facilitated trade within the region. The Azraq oasis has a long history beginning in the Lower Palaeolithic period. Many Palaeolithic sites have been documented in the Azraq Wetlands Reserve. During the Epipalaeolithic period the oasis was also an important focus of settlement. Nabatean period settlement activity has also been documented in the area. Qasr Azraq was built by the Romans in the 3rd century A.D., and was heavily modified in the Middle Ages by the Mameluks. In the Umayyad period a water reservoir was constructed in southern Azraq. During the Arab Revolt in the early 20th century, Qasr Azraq was an important headquarters for T. E. Lawrence.
The separate and larger Shaumari reserve is also close to Azraq, being only 10 km south of the town.
Category:Populated places in Jordan Category:Oases of Jordan
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