Russeifa, also spelled Russiefa, ( is a city in Zarqa Governorate

Zarqa Governorate

Zarqa Governorate is the third largest governorate in Jordan by population. The capital of Zarqa governorate is Zarqa City, which is the largest city in the governorate. It is located 25 km east of the Jordanian capital Amman...

 in Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

. It had a population of about 280,000 (2009 estimate), making it the forth largest city in Jordan, after Amman

Amman

Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...

, Irbid

Irbid

Irbid , known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela , is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in Jordan after Amman, with a population of around 660,000, and is located about 70 km north of Amman on the northern ridge of...

, and Zarqa

Zarqa

Az-Zarqāʔ is a city in Jordan located to the northeast of Amman. With a population of more than one million 1000,000. It is the country's second largest city after Amman. Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate . Its name means "the blue one".- Overview :Zarqa is Jordan's industrial centre, home...

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Geography

The city of Russeifa is located in the Central region of Jordan, in the Zarqa River

Zarqa River

The Zarqa River is the second largest tributary of the lower Jordan River, after the Yarmouk River. It is the third largest river in the region by annual discharge, and its watershed encompasses the most densely populated areas east of the Jordan River...

 basin, on the Amman

Amman

Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...

-Zarqa

Zarqa

Az-Zarqāʔ is a city in Jordan located to the northeast of Amman. With a population of more than one million 1000,000. It is the country's second largest city after Amman. Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate . Its name means "the blue one".- Overview :Zarqa is Jordan's industrial centre, home...

 highway. The three cities Amman, Zarqa, and Russeifa form one large metropolitan area, second largest metropolitan area in the Levant after Damascus metropolitan. The city administratively belongs to Zarqa Governorate

Zarqa Governorate

Zarqa Governorate is the third largest governorate in Jordan by population. The capital of Zarqa governorate is Zarqa City, which is the largest city in the governorate. It is located 25 km east of the Jordanian capital Amman...

. Due to its proximity to Amman and Zarqa, it houses several heavy industries.

Demographics

The Jordan National Census of 2004 shows that the population of Russeifa for that year was 268,237 . The female to male ratio was 48.46% to 51.54%. Jordanian citizens made up 89.6% of Russeifa's population.

Districts of Metropolitan Russeifa

The metropolitan area is divided into five districts as follows:

Districts of Russeifa metropolitan

District	Arabic Name	Area (Km2
Hitteen District	منطقة حطين	6.51
Ameriyya District	منطقة العامرية	5.0
Yarmouk District	منطقة اليرموك	3.0
Qadessiyya District	منطقة القادسية	4.0
Rasheed District	منطقة الرشيد	8.0

Economy

The city is known for the Phosphate

Phosphate

A phosphate, an inorganic chemical, is a salt of phosphoric acid. In organic chemistry, a phosphate, or organophosphate, is an ester of phosphoric acid. Organic phosphates are important in biochemistry and biogeochemistry or ecology. Inorganic phosphates are mined to obtain phosphorus for use in...

 mine industry since 1935, The Jordan Phosphate Mines

Jordan Phosphate Mines

Jordan Phosphate Mines is a mining company based in Jordan. It was founded in 1949 and its main offices are located in Amman. The company operates 3 mining facilities in Jordan and a chemical manufacturing complex in Aqaba...

 company operates and runs the phosphate mines in Russeifa. In 1943, the world's only fossil remains of the Arambourgiania Dinasoaur

Arambourgiania

Arambourgiania is a pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Jordan. It was one of the largest members of this group.In the early forties, a railway worker during repairs on the Amman-Damascus railroad near Russeifa found a two feet long fossil bone...

 discovered so far, were found by mistake near the Amman-Damascus railway. Many heavy industries are based in Russeifa due to its location in between the two large cities of Amman and Zarqa

Zarqa

Az-Zarqāʔ is a city in Jordan located to the northeast of Amman. With a population of more than one million 1000,000. It is the country's second largest city after Amman. Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate . Its name means "the blue one".- Overview :Zarqa is Jordan's industrial centre, home...

, and due to the presence of the Zarqa River

Zarqa River

The Zarqa River is the second largest tributary of the lower Jordan River, after the Yarmouk River. It is the third largest river in the region by annual discharge, and its watershed encompasses the most densely populated areas east of the Jordan River...

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