Russeifa
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About Russeifa
Russeifa (Arabic: الرصيفة, also spelled Ruseifa(h), Rusaifa(h), Russiefa, etc., also with preceding article el-, al-, er- or ar-) is a city in Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. It had a population of 472,604 inhabitants in 2015, making it the fourth-largest city in Jordan, after Amman, Irbid, and Zarqa.
The city of Russeifa is located in the Central region of Jordan, in the Zarqa River basin, on the Amman-Zarqa highway. Amman, Zarqa, and Russeifa form one large metropolitan area, the second-largest metropolitan area in the Levant, after Damascus. Administratively, the city belongs to Zarqa Governorate.
In 1961 the population of Russeifa was 6,200 inhabitants; 3,400 males and 2,800 females.
The Jordan National Census of 2004 showed the population of Russeifa as 268,237. The female to male ratio was 48.46% to 51.54%. Jordanian citizens made up 89.6% of Russeifa's population.
The metropolitan area is divided into five districts as follows:
The city has been known for phosphate mining since 1935, when deposits were discovered by Amin Kamel Kawar. The Jordan Phosphate Mines company, founded by Kawar, operates...
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