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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 / 32.64667°N 35.68333°E / 32.64667; 35.68333
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Irbid Governorate
Administrative Center	Sama al-Rousan
Area
• Total	252.9 km (97.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	131,797
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 130,000. 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. It's named after the Arabic clan of Kinana which is one of the oldest known Arabian clans since pre-Islamic era that still reside in the area.

Geography

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

Bani Kinanah district has the largest pond in the north of Jordan, called Al-ʿAra'is Pond.

References

1. "بركة العرائس .. أجمل المواقع السياحية في الأردن". صحيفة السوسنة الأردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-12-25.
2. الحميدي, طارق. "بركة العرائس معرض بيئي للحياة البرية في شمال الأردن". www.alrai.com.
3. "«بركة العرائس» .. محمية طبيعية قائمة على ثرى الأردن". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-12-25.

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

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