Der Abi Saeed

Der Abi Saeed
دير ابي سعيد
City
Der Abi Saeed
Coordinates: 32°30′9″N 35°41′32″E / 32.50250°N 35.69222°E / 32.50250; 35.69222
Country Jordan
Province Irbid Governorate
Government
  Type Municipality
Population (2010)
  Total 51,750
Time zone GMT +2
  Summer (DST) +3 (UTC)
Area code(s) +(962)2

Der Abi Saeed (Arabic: دير ابي سعيد) is a city in Irbid Governorate in Jordan. It is named after a historic Christian chapel ('Der' in Arabic) in the place where the city is built. The city gained importance in the early 20th century after the formation of a self-governing body following the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Der Abi Saeed is the administrative center of the Koura Department, one of the nine departments of Irbid Governorate.

Geography

The city is located in the Jordanian part of the Houran Plateau, about 25 km to the southwest of the city of Irbid in the province of Irbid Governorate, and about 83 km to the north from Jordan's capital Amman.

The historic mosque of Der Abi Saeed

Districts

The municipality of Der Abi Saeed includes eight districts:

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