Maru, Jordan

Maru

Marw
Maru Marw
village
	Maru Location in Jordan
	Coordinates: 32°36′33″N 35°53′27″E / 32.60917°N 35.89083°E
Grid position	233/223
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Irbid Governorate
Time zone	UTC + 2

Maru is one of the main agricultural villages in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. It is located to the north-east of the city of Irbid, about 7 km, and had a population of about 4536 people in 2015.^[1]

History

Maru is traced back to Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and the Islamic Golden Age, and it is believed to be built on the rubble of an old Roman town. It became known for its old mosque which built of black basalt stones.

In 1596 it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as Marw, situated in the nahiya (subdistrict) of Bani Kinana, part of the Sanjak of Hawran. It had 28 households and 15 bachelors; all Muslims. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products; including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and bee-hives, in addition to occasional revenues. The total tax was 11,250 akçe; of which the majority (7,050 akçe) came from wheat. 3/24 of the revenue went to a waqf.^[2]

In 1961 the population of Maru was 449 inhabitants.^[3]

Geography

One of the capital department (Al-Qasabeh) villages,^[4] Maru is characterized by its rustic and spacious plains on the Hawran plateau, which covers northern Jordan. It is bounded to the west by villages of Beit Ras and Harima, south by Hakama, east by Mougaer and a spring of water – Rahob, and north by village of Alal.

Landmarks

Maru agricultural research station was built in the 1980s to improve the agricultural situation in the governorate of Irbid, and has improved yields of crops such as wheat.

References

^ "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 200
^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 19
^ System Administrative Divisions Jordan. No. (46) of 2000, as amended (1)

Bibliography

Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964). First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population (PDF).
Hütteroth, W.-D.; Abdulfattah, K. (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.

External links

[1] "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.

[2] Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 200

[3] Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 19

[4] System Administrative Divisions Jordan. No. (46) of 2000, as amended (1)

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v t e Irbid Governorate of Jordan
Capital	Irbid
Departments	Al-Qasbah Bani Obaid Department Al-Mazar Al-Shamali Department Ar Ramtha Department Koura Department Al-Aghwar Al Shamaliyyeh Department Bani Kinanah Department Taybeh Department Wasatieh Department
Cities and towns	Al-Husn al-Mazar al-Shamali al-Shuna al-Shamalyah Ar-Ramtha al-Shajara Aydoun Bushra Der Abi Saeed Habaka Huwwarah Johfiyeh Kafr al-Maa Kufr 'Awan Kufr Rakeb Malka Maru Natifah Samma Umm Qais Zoubia
Others	Capitolias/Beit Ras Pella Husn Camp