| Al Bunayyat ash Shamaliyah | |
|---|---|
  Al Bunayyat ash Shamaliyah Location in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′N35°53′E / 31.900°N 35.883°E Coordinates: 31°54′N35°53′E / 31.900°N 35.883°E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Amman Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Al Bunayyat ash Shamaliyah is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan. [1]
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages but smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish them vary considerably between different parts of the world.
Amman Governorate, officially known as Muhafazat al-Asima, is one of the governorates in Jordan. The governorate's capital is the city of Amman, which is also the country's capital. The administrative center of the governorate as well as all government offices and parliament are located in the Abdali district.
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and Israel and Palestine to the west. The Dead Sea is located along its western borders and the country has a small coastline to the Red Sea in its extreme south-west, but is otherwise landlocked. Jordan is strategically located at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe. The capital, Amman, is Jordan's most populous city as well as the country's economic, political and cultural centre.
