Deir Alla
32°11′20″N 35°36′11″E / 32.18889°N 35.60306°E
Deir Alla
مدينة دير علا | |
|---|---|
City | |
Mosque of Abu Ubaidah Amer ibn al-Jarrah in Deir Alla | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′20″N 35°36′11″E / 32.18889°N 35.60306°E | |
| Grid position | 208/178 |
| Country | Jordan |
| Province | Balqa Governorate |
| Municipality established | 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Khalifa Solomen Diyat |
| Elevation | −1,030 ft (−314 m) |
| Population (2015) | |
• City | 7,321 |
| • Metro | 73,477 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code | +(962)5 |
| Website | http://deirallacity.gov.jo/ |
Deir Alla (Arabic: دير علا) is the site of an ancient Near Eastern town in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. The Deir Alla Inscription, datable to ca. 840–760 BCE, was found here.
On 20 August 2010, it recorded a temperature of 51.1 °C, the new official highest temperature in the history of Jordan.