Damia is a town in the Balqa Governorate of Jordan.[1] It has been associated with the biblical City of Adam. It is near the Jisr ed-Damiye or Damiyah Bridge, which crosses the Jordan River to the West Bank.
Damia | |
|---|---|
  Damia Location in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 32°06′14.6″N 35°33′09.1″E / 32.104056°N 35.552528°E | |
| Country |  Jordan |
| Governorate | Balqa Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (UTC+3) |
| Area code | +(962)5 |
Its population includes a number of families that belong to the Abbad clan such as Ramadneh. The land was accordingly owned mainly by the Abbad tribes with land closer to the river belonging to Al Masaeed tribe whose land extends beyond the Jordan to al-Jiftlik and towards the Jericho areas.[citation needed]
See also
edit- Tell Damiyeh and Damiyeh Dolmen Fields, two nearby archaeological sites
References
edit- ^ "Where is Jisr ed Damiye, Jordan?". geotargit.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
External links
edit- "Jisr Ed Damiye Monthly Climate Average, Jordan". worldweatheronline.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
 | This Jordanian location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |