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Balqa Governorate, Jordani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Balqa Governorate | Governorate |
| Jordan | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| As Salţ | 80,189 (2015) |
| Al Karāmah | 9,384 (2016) |
| Yarqā | 4,786 (2015) |
Other Languages:
French:
Balqa, Jordan
German:
al-Balqa, Jordan
Italian:
governatorato di Balqa, Giordania
Russian:
Эль-Балка, Иордания
Simplified Chinese:
拜勒加省, 约旦
Spanish:
Gobernación de Balqa', Jordania
Albanian:
Governorati Balqa, Jordania
Arabic:
البلقاء, الأردن
Basque:
Balqa Gobernazioa, Jordania
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Эль-Бака, Ярданія
Bengali:
বাল্কা গভর্নোরেট, জর্দান
Catalan:
Al-Balqa, Jordània
Cebuano:
Muḩāfaz̧at al Balqā', Hordanya
Czech:
governorát Balká, Jordán
Danish:
Balqa Governorate, Jordan
Dutch:
Balka, Jordanië
Esperanto:
Balkao, Jordanio
Farsi/Persian:
بلقاء, اردن
Finnish:
Al Balqa', Jordan
Greek:
Μπάλγκα, Ιορδανία
Gujarati:
બાલ્કા ગવર્નોરેટ, જૉર્ડન
Hebrew:
בלקא, ירדן
Hindi:
बालका गवर्नरेट, जॉर्डन
Hungarian:
Balká kormányzóság, Jordánia
Indonesian:
Balqa Governorate, Yordania
Japanese:
バルカ県, ヨルダン
Kannada:
ಬಲ್ಕಾ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್, ಜೋರ್ಡಾನ್
Korean:
발카 주, 요르단
Latvian:
Balkas muhāfaza, Jordānija
Lithuanian:
Balkos muchafaza, Jordanija
Malay:
Balqa Governorate, Jordan
Marathi:
बालका गव्हर्नोरेट, जॉर्डन
Norwegian:
Balqa, Jordan
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Balqa guvernement, Jordan
Polish:
Al-Balka, Jordania
Portuguese:
Balqa, Jordânia
Romanian:
Guvernoratul Balqa, Iordania
Scots:
Balqa Govrenorate, Jordan
Sinhalese:
බල්කා පරිපාලන කොට්ටාශය, ජෝර්දානය
Swedish:
Balqa, Jordan
Tamil:
பாலகியா கோவெர்னோரே, யோர்தான்
Telugu:
బాల్ఖా గవర్నరేట్, జోర్డాన్
Thai:
เขตผู้ว่าราชการอัลบัลกออ์, จอร์แดน
Traditional Chinese:
拜勒加省, 約旦
Turkish:
Belka , Ürdün
Ukrainian:
Муніципалітет Ель-Балка, Йорданія
Urdu:
محافظہ بلقاء, اردن
Vietnamese:
Tỉnh Balqa, Jordan
Western Punjabi:
ضلع بلقا, اردن
Balqa' (Arabic: البلقاء Al Balqā’) is one of the governorates of Jordan.
It is located northwest of Amman, Jordan's capital.
The governorate has the fourth-largest population of the 12 governorates of Jordan, and is ranked 10th by area.
It has the third-highest population density in the kingdom, after Irbid Governorate and Jerash Governorate.
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Fossils
There are 19 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balqa_Governorate |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q721431 |
| GeoNames ID: | 250751 |
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