Balqa (region)
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The Balqa, known colloquially as the Balga, is a geographic region in central Jordan generally defined as the highlands east of the Jordan Valley in between the Zarqa River to the north and the Wadi M
The landscape of the Balqa as seen from a hill in the Baqa'a suburb of Amman
Mount Nebo, one of the highest peaks in the Balqa
The Wadi Shueib valley, 2010
The interior of Qasr al-Kharane, one of several desert palaces built in the Balqa by the Umayyads
Jabal Ajlun
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Jabal Ajlun is the mountainous region in northwestern Jordan between the Yarmouk River to the north and the Zarqa River to the south. It is administratively divided between the governorates of Irbid,
The Ajloun Castle and surrounding country
The hill country of Jabal Ajlun, near al-Husn