Der Abi Saeed

City in Irbid Governorate, Jordan

Der Abi Saeed دير أبي سعيد
City

32°30′9″N 35°41′32″E / 32.50250°N 35.69222°E / 32.50250; 35.69222
Grid position	214/212
Country	Jordan
Province	Irbid Governorate
Government
• Type	Municipality
Population (2015)^[1]
• Total	29,590
Time zone	GMT +2
• Summer (DST)	+3
Area code	+(962)2

Der Abi Saeed (Arabic: دير أبي سعيد) is a city in Irbid Governorate in Jordan. It is named after a historic Christian chapel ('Der' in Arabic) in the place where the city is built. The city gained importance in the early 20th century after the formation of a self-governing body following the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Der Abi Saeed is the administrative center of the Koura Department, one of the nine departments of Irbid Governorate.

Geography

The city is located in the Jordanian part of the Houran Plateau, about 25 km (16 mi) to the southwest of the city of Irbid in the province of Irbid Governorate, and about 83 km (52 mi) to the north from Jordan's capital Amman.

History

In 1838 Der Abi Saeed's inhabitants were predominantly Sunni Muslims.^[2]

The Jordanian census of 1961 found 1,927 inhabitants in Deir Abu Sa'id.^[3]

Districts

The municipality of Der Abi Saeed includes eight districts:

Der Abi Saeed
Kafr Al-Maa
Al-Samt
Marhaba
Abu Alqain
Jeffin
Ashrafiyeh
Tibnah

References

^ "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 165
^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 20

Bibliography

Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964). First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population (PDF).
Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.