Bani Kinanah district

Bani Kinanah Department لواء بني كنانة
Department
A view of Al-Himma in the Jordan Valley of Bani Kinanah Department
Bani Kinanah Department
Coordinates: 32°38′48″N 35°41′00″E
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Irbid Governorate
Administrative Center	Sama al-Rousan
Time zone	GMT +2
• Summer (DST)	+3
Area code	+962(2)

Bani Kinanah Department (Arabic: لواء بني كنانة) is one of the nine departments that constitute the Irbid Governorate of Jordan. It has a population of over 100,000. Its administrative center is in Sama al-Rousan. There are five municipal councils in the department, and many educational, and service institutions. The department is served by the Yarmouk Hospital.

Geography

The town of Umm Qais in Bani Kinanah Department

The Bani Kinanah Department is situated in the north-western edge of Jordan over looking the Sea of Galilee. It is one of the nine departments of Irbid Governorate.