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14-468: (Redirected from Sukhna ) Al-Sukhnah (Arabic: السخنة ) may refer to: Al-Sukhnah, Jordan Al-Sukhnah, Syria As Sukhnah District in Yemen [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

28-710: A World Heritage Site , Qasr al Hallabat , Qasr Shabib in the center of the city of Zarqa, as well as the Castle of Azraq. After the construction of the Hedjaz railway by the Ottoman Turks at the beginning of the 1900s, Zarqa became a strategically important hub that connects Damascus to Medina , the cities along the railway started flourishing. Later, Jordan's Arab Legion led by Glubb Pasha had its main bases in Zarqa. Zarqa Governorate borders Mafraq Governorate from

42-477: A female to male ratio of 48.25 to 51.75 and a population density of 191.3 persons per Km The population of districts according to census results: Zarqa Governorate is divided into three departments: Due to its close location to the populated cities in Jordan, Zarqa Governorate has the largest number of factories in Jordan, Jordan's only oil refinery plant is located in Zarqa. Muwaffaq Salti Air Base ,

56-511: Is the only Refinery in Jordan, it managed to supply the local market with all its needs of various petroleum products, and its establishment had led to complete dependence on the imported high-cost oil derivatives; this had saved the Jordanian economy significant amounts of foreign currency, made available thousands job opportunities to citizens, opened the door to other new industries, and contributed to supporting important economy sectors such as

70-510: The bidding time for the project ended in December 2022. The expansion is expected to cost more than $ 2.6 billion. In January 2023 came the announcement about a $ 3 billion contract with Sinopec Engineering Co, Technimont and Itochu Corp. for the joint development of the fourth phase expansion at the Zarqa refinery. The expansion is expected to increase daily capacities from 60,000 barrels to 150,000. In 2023, JPRC signed an agreement for

84-563: The financial settlement for the dues owed to them from the National Electric Power Company, with the Ministry of Finance , in which the government will repay JD105 million during 2023 first quarter. Further negotiations are still on going with the government for the 2019 and 2020 gas activity commissions, in which annual return of 12 percent on investments is to be taken into consideration. In October 2022, JPRC

98-496: The largest in the country, is located in Azraq . Zarqa Governorate hosts three universities, Hashemite University , Al-Balqa` Applied University -Zarqa College, and Zarqa Private University . Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company 32°07′23″N 36°06′42″E  /  32.1230721°N 36.1116669°E  / 32.1230721; 36.1116669 Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (Arabic: شركة مصفاة البترول الأردنية ) runs

112-777: The largest military and air bases of the Jordanian armed forces. The land of Zarqa Governorate has been inhabited since the Bronze Age , most prominent were the Ammonite kingdom and the Nabateans , who constructed the fort known as Qasr al Hallabat , which then was used as a fort by the Romans, and then as a desert palace by the Umayyads . The most significant historical remains are the Umayyad desert palaces, such as Qasr Amra ,

126-451: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Sukhnah&oldid=1254962808 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Arabic-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Al-Sukhnah, Jordan Zarqa Governorate hosts

140-562: The north and north east, Amman Governorate from the south and south west, Jerash and Balqa Governorates from the west. It also shares an international border with Saudi Arabia in its south eastern edge. Most of the area covered by the governorate constitutes part of the Syrian desert plateau. the heavily populated western regions of the governorate constitute part of the Zarqa River basin. The two cities of Zarqa and Russeifa are

154-531: The only oil refinery in Jordan and was established in 1956. The idea of establishing Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company dates back to more than half a century when the idea was adopted by the then Ministry of National Economy, and there was a consensus on the importance of refining industry as a main source of energy for most of the economic activities and as a contributor to raising the Kingdom's revenues. Although it

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168-402: The second and fourth largest cities in Jordan. The census of 2004 shows that the population of Zarqa Governorate for that year was 764,650 of whom 94.5% is considered urban population and 5.5% is a rural population. Jordanian citizens made up 97% of the population. The female to male ratio was 46% to 54%. The Jordanian Department of Statistics population estimate for the year 2010 is 910,800 with

182-525: The sector of electricity, transportation, industry and constructions. In 2021, JPRC recorded the highest net profit in company history, JD52.2 million. The profits are the combination of JD20.6 million from activities at the refinery and from filling gas cylinders, than JD7 million from the lubricant factory, and the remaining JD24.3 million from the Jordan Petroleum Marketing Company (JoPetrol). In June 2022, JPRC finalized

196-455: Was working together with project managements contractors and financial, technical and legal advisors on the implementation of the fourth expansion project at the refinery. Various international companies came together to make three different offers in which the JPRC needs to chose from. JPRC began discussions with one of the consortia consisting of three companies from China , Italy and Japan ,

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