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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Arabian Oryx in Shaumari Wildlife Reserve in Zarqa Governorate
MULTAN: Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) Multan Regional Head Zarqa Yahya distributed cheques of Rs 3.2 million among heirs of the persons who died during work in abroad.
MULTAN -- Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) Multan Regional Head Zarqa Yahya distributed cheques of Rs 3.2 million among heirs of the persons who died during work in abroad.
Jordan is all set to start work on the renovation of the King Abdullah and Prince Rashed complexes in Zarqa region of the Hashimite kingdom to integrate them with the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project grid, reported state news agency Petra , citing the transport minister.
Saudi-based Acwa Power, a major developer of power and water desalination projects, said its joint venture IPP (independent power project) with Jordan's National Electric Power Company (Nepco) in the Zarqa region of Jordan, has entered commercial operations adding 485 MW electricity to the country's grid.
Saudi Arabia-headquartered utilities company Acwa Power , which features the kingdom's Public Investment Fund (PIF) as its majority stakeholder, said commercial operations have begun at its 485-megawatt (MW) Zarqa independent power plant (IPP) in Jordan.
ACWA Power announced Monday that the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) commenced commercial operations of its ACWA Power Zarqa combined cycle power plant on Sept.
ACWA Power today announced the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) commenced commercial operations of its ACWA Power Zarqa combined cycle power plant on 29 th September 2018.
He added that the security forces and within the third phase destroyed a cache to the terrorist Daesh inside it a barrel containing a quantity of explosive materials north of the Zarqa bridge, and the burning of two vehicles for terrorists, indicating that the results of the military operation will be announced later./ End
LAHORE -- Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Dr Zarqa has approached the Election Commission (ECP) against her two colleagues in the party nominated for the women reserved seats.
LAHORE -- When Dr Zarqa Taimur joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2010 she hoped to bring change in society with political activism.