Zarqa

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Zarqa

(ˈzɑːkə)
n
(Placename) the second largest town in Jordan, northeast of Amman. Pop: 494 000 (2005 est)
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Noun1.Zarqa - city in northwestern Jordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Jordan - an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
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