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:

Der Abi Saeed
Kafr Maya
Al-Samt
Marhaba
Abu Alqain
Jeffin
Ashrafiyeh
Tibnah

Irbid Governorate of Jordan

Capital	Irbid

Departments	Capital Bani Obaid Department Al-Mazar Al-Shamali Department Ar Ramtha Department Koura Department Al-Aghwar Al Shamaliyyah Bani Kinanah Department Taybeh Department Wasatieh Departmen

Cities & Towns	Al Husn Al Mazar al Shamali Ar Ramtha Der Abi Saeed Habaka Huwwarah Kufr 'Awan Kufr Rakeb Umm Qais Johfiyeh Marw

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