Bani Kinanah Department

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; 35.68333Coordinates: 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
Time zone	GMT +2
• Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)
Area code(s)	+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.

Irbid Governorate of Jordan

Capital	Irbid

Departments	Capital Bani Obaid Department Al-Mazar Al-Shamali Department Ar Ramtha Department Koura Department Al-Aghwar Al Shamaliyyah Bani Kinanah Department Taybeh Department Wasatieh Departmen

Cities & Towns	Al Husn Al Mazar al Shamali Ar Ramtha Der Abi Saeed Habaka Huwwarah Kafr Al-Maa Kufr 'Awan Kufr Rakeb Umm Qais Johfiyeh Marw

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