Zarqa

American  

[zahr-kuh] / ˈzɑr kə /

Also Az-Zarqa

noun

1. a city in northern Jordan, north of Amman.

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Zarqa British  

/ ˈzɑːkə /

noun

1. the second largest town in Jordan, northeast of Amman. Pop: 494 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

“Zarqa,” created by and starring Nawaz, is on YouTube and follows a divorced Muslim mother in Regina, Saskatchewan.

From New York Times

Zarqa Al Yamama is the story of a blue-eyed tribal matriarch with the gift of foreseeing the future in pre-Islamic Arabia.

From BBC

There’s a sleight of hand at play, of course, since there is no one mansaf: Its interpretations vary from Syria to Lebanon, from Zarqa to Salt, from tribe to tribe.

From New York Times

Zarqa Khan, a student who attended a candlelight vigil for Mukadam, bemoaned how religion now pervades so much of life in Pakistan and how today she fears walking alone on the streets.

From Seattle Times

The warehouses are in an isolated area east of the city of Zarqa, a government spokesperson and the armed forces said.

From Washington Times