party, which is the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan. The city was home to jihadist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the first leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. About one-third of Jordanians who left to fight in the Syrian civil war, mainly for Islamist groups, are believed to have come from Zarqa, more than from any other area in the country.

Geography

Zarqa

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