Samma, Jordan
Samma
صما | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 32°34′12″N 35°41′24″E / 32.57000°N 35.69000°E | |
| Grid position | 215/219 |
| Country | Jordan |
| Province | Irbid Governorate |
| Department | Al-Taybeh |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 18,659 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 21892 |
| Area code | +(962)2 |
| Geocode | 247015 |
| Website | www.irbid.gov.jo |
Samma (Arabic: صمّا) is a village in northern Jordan, located 80 kilometers north of the capital Amman and about 18 km West of the city Irbid. It is perched on a hilltop 325 metres (1,066 ft) above sea level overlooking Jordan Valley and the Sea of Tiberias.
It lies in the Al-Taybeh Department that is one of the nine departments that constitute the Irbid Governorate, It covers 13.76 km2 and has a population of 15761 people (as of 2015).