Governorate and Aqaba Governorate was split from Ma'an Governorate. Geographically, the governorates of Jordan are located in one of three regions (aqalim): the...

Governorate council (Arabic: مجلس المحافظة Majlis Al-Muhafaza) is an elected local assembly in Jordan. The concept was founded by a 2015 decentralization...

The Jordanian administration of the West Bank officially began on April 24, 1950, and ended with the decision to sever ties on July 31, 1988. The period...

Jerash Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جرش) is one of 12 governorates in Jordan. It is located in the northwestern side of the country. The capital of the...

be elected on their list) in each of the twelve governorates and the three Badia districts. "Jordan sets September 10 as date for parliamentary elections"...

Zarqa (Arabic: الزرقاء) is the capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. Its name means "the blue (city)". It had a population of 635,160 inhabitants in...

Egypt. King Abdullah II and the Jordanian Government began the process of decentralization, with the Madaba governorate as the pilot project, on the regional...

Al Anbar Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الأنبار; muḥāfaẓat al-’Anbār), or Anbar Province, is the largest governorate in Iraq by area. Encompassing much of...

what is assigned to each local council. Local council (Jordan) Governorate council (Jordan) Sylvia I. Bergh (8 April 2016). The Redeployment of State Power...

Kingdom of Jordan (Arabic: ملك المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية) is the monarchical head of state of Jordan. He serves as the head of the Jordanian monarchy—the...

is assigned to each local council. Municipal council (Jordan) Governorate council (Jordan) Sylvia I. Bergh (8 April 2016). The Redeployment of State Power...

Federation Council (or or Council of Federation/Union, Majlis al-Ittihad), will consist of representatives from Iraq's regions and governorates. Its precise...

in Jordan. Palestinians are overwhelmingly concentrated in northern and central Jordan, specifically in the Amman Governorate, Zarqa Governorate and...

centres ("chief towns") in Jordan. The twelve governorates of Jordan contain fifty-two alwiya which are listed below by governorate. In many cases the name...

COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan to silence dissidents. The first level subdivision in Jordan is the muhafazah or governorate. The governorates are divided into...

Quds Governorate (Arabic: محافظة القدس, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-Quds; Hebrew: נפת אל-קודס, romanized: Nafah al-Quds), also Jerusalem Governorate, is one...

August 2017, Jordan held local elections for three levels of government: mayoralties, municipal and local councils, and governorate councils. While the...

born in 1944 in Irbid Governorate. In 1973, he earned a degree at Damascus University and worked there as well. He returned to Jordan and eventually became...

prime minister of Jordan is the head of government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The prime minister is appointed by the king of Jordan, who is then free...

Citizens of member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Lebanon, and Turkey may travel to Jordan without visa limits for a maximum stay of 3 months...

Mēḏəḇāʾ; Ancient Greek: Μήδαβα) is the capital city of Madaba Governorate in central Jordan, with a population of about 60,000. It is best known for its...

The Hebron Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الخليل, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-Ḫalīl) is an administrative district of Palestine in the southern West Bank. The...

location of the Golan Heights. The governorate borders the countries of Lebanon, Jordan and Israel, and the Syrian governorates of Daraa and Rif Dimashq. Its...

August 2017, local elections were held for municipal councils, local councils, and governorate councils, which were added by a new decentralization law. The...

The Parliament of Jordan (Arabic: مجلس الأمة Majlis Al-Umma) is the bicameral Jordanian national assembly. Established by the 1952 Constitution, the legislature...

that killed three US troops in Jordan. 5 February – A drone attack against a U.S. military base in Deir ez-Zor Governorate kills seven Syrian Democratic...

mandated political parties have at least 500 members in at least 5 of Jordan's governorates, invalidating the existence of 22 political parties. The IAF however...

Regions of Jordan List of ecoregions in Jordan Ecoregions in Jordan Administrative divisions of Jordan Governorates of Jordan Nahias of Jordan Municipalities...

Ajlun Governorate Amman Governorate Aqaba Governorate Balqa Governorate Irbid Governorate Jerash Governorate Kerak Governorate Ma'an Governorate Madaba...

critical of the government. Ajloun Governorate (2 Districts, 4 Seats) First District Second District Amman Governorate (7 Districts, 25 Seats) First District...