Zarqa
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Zarqa (Arabic: الزرقاء; BGN: Az Zarqāʼ; local pronunciation ez-Zergā or ez-Zer'a) is a city in Jordan located to the northeast of Amman. It has 792,665 inhabitants (2000) with 15.5% of Jordan's population. Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate (Arabic Muhāfazat az-Zarqā). Its name means "the blue one."
Zarqa is Jordan's industrial centre, home to over 50% of Jordanian factories. This is the result of inexpensive real estate and the city's closeness to the capital and largest city, Amman. People from all over the kingdom have moved to Zarqa since the 1940's. Additionally, more than 50% of its population have come from the West Bank after the Six Day War. Zarqa's climate is desert-like. historical places like qaser shebieb< shebieb palace>
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