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Russeifa, Jordan
Zarqa · Jordan
Russeifa is a large city in Zarqa, Jordan with a population of 268,237. Elevation: 2,014 ft (614 m). Average temperature: 65°F (18°C).
Data updated June 2026
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About Russeifa
Russeifa (Arabic: الرصيفة, also spelled Ruseifa(h), Rusaifa(h), Russiefa, etc., also with preceding article el-, al-, er- or ar-) is a city in Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. It had a population of 472,604 inhabitants in 2015, making it the fourth-largest city in Jordan, after Amman, Irbid, and Zarqa.
People
Climate
| Population | 268,237 |
| Population Density | 18,285 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 2,014 ft (614 m) |
| Coordinates | 32.0178°, 36.0464° |
| Timezone | Asia/Amman |
| Country | 🇯🇴 Jordan |
| State / Province | Zarqa |
| Average Temperature | 65°F (18°C) |
| January Average | 47°F (9°C) |
| July Average | 79°F (26°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 8.7 inches (221 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.0 inches (0 cm) |
About Russeifa
Russeifa is a large city in Jordan (Zarqa) with a population of 268,237. The city sits at an elevation of 2,014 feet (614 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 65°F (18°C). Temperatures range from 47°F in January to 79°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 8.7 inches. The timezone is Asia/Amman.
Climate in Russeifa
Russeifa has an average annual temperature of 0°C (32°F). The hottest month is Jan (0°C), the coldest is Jan (0°C). Average annual precipitation is 279 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 64.6°F |
| 20% above Jordan avg | |
| January Average | 47°F (9°C) |
| July Average | 79°F (26°C) |
| Sunny Days | 320 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 2,014 ft (614 m) |
| Area | 14.7 sq mi (38.0 km²) |
| Population Density | 18,285/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 32.0178°N, 36.0464°W |
| Timezone | Asia/Amman |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
6 tsunamis recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 8.0 m (26 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1759 | AKKO | Earthquake | 8.0 m | 2,000 | 121 km |
| 2004 | DEAD SEA | Earthquake | 1.0 m | - | 60 km |
| 1837 | ISRAEL and SYRIAN COASTS | Earthquake | - | 6,000 | 121 km |
| 1546 | GAZA - JAFFA | Earthquake | - | - | 52 km |
| 1033 | AKKO | Earthquake | - | 70,000 | 147 km |
| 746 | SYRIAN and EGYPTIAN COASTS | Earthquake | - | - | 52 km |
Nearby Volcanoes
1 volcano within 200 km. Closest: Harrat Ash Shamah (149 km).
| Name | Type | Elevation | Last Eruption | Distance |
| Harrat Ash Shamah | Volcanic field | 1,100 m (3,609 ft) | 1850 | 149 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F (9°C) | 2.0 in | Coldest, Wettest |
| February | 50°F (10°C) | 1.9 in | |
| March | 55°F (13°C) | 1.5 in | |
| April | 63°F (17°C) | 0.4 in | |
| May | 71°F (22°C) | 0.1 in | |
| June | 76°F (25°C) | 0.0 in | Driest |
| July | 79°F (26°C) | 0.0 in | Warmest |
| August | 79°F (26°C) | 0.0 in | |
| September | 76°F (25°C) | 0.0 in | |
| October | 70°F (21°C) | 0.2 in | |
| November | 59°F (15°C) | 0.9 in | |
| December | 50°F (10°C) | 1.7 in |
Russeifa has a seasonal temperature swing of 32°F / from 47°F in January to 79°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 8.7 inches, with January being the wettest month (2.0") and June the driest (0.0").
Schools in Russeifa
1 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| مدرسة ابن الاثير الثانوية | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Russeifa
6 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayat FM | civil, hashemite | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| Mood FM | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Noursat Jordan TV | - | AAC,H.264 563 kbps | |
| Mazaj FM | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio Dahab | classical | MP3 192 kbps | |
| MOOD FM (SA) | - | AAC+ 70 kbps |
Museums in Russeifa
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACOR | ||||
| ACOR | ||||
| ACOR | ||||
| Beit Shkair | ||||
| Beit Shkair | ||||
| Beit Shkair | ||||
| Coin museum | ||||
| Coin museum | ||||
| Coin museum | ||||
| Hedjaz Jordan Railway Museum | ||||
| Hedjaz Jordan Railway Museum | ||||
| Islamic Museum | ||||
| Islamic Museum | ||||
| Islamic Museum | ||||
| Jordan Archaeological Museum | ||||
| Jordan Archaeological Museum | ||||
| Jordan Archaeological Museum | ||||
| Jordan Folklore Museum | ||||
| Jordan Folklore Museum | ||||
| Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Building 1 | ||||
| Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Building 1 | ||||
| Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Building 1 | ||||
| Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Building 2 | ||||
| Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Building 2 | ||||
| Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Building 2 | ||||
| Museum of Parliamentary Life | ||||
| Museum of Parliamentary Life | ||||
| Museum of Parliamentary Life | ||||
| Museum of Popular Traditions | ||||
| Royal Automobile Museum | ||||
| Royal Automobile Museum | ||||
| Royal tank museum | ||||
| signs of Amman | ||||
| signs of Amman | ||||
| signs of Amman | ||||
| The Children's Museum | ||||
| The Children's Museum | ||||
| The Duke's Diwan | ||||
| The Jordan Museum | ||||
| The Jordan Museum | ||||
| The Jordan Museum | ||||
| University Museum | ||||
| أبو صياح | ||||
| أبو صياح | ||||
| المدرج الروماني عمان m&h | ||||
| المدرج الروماني عمان m&h | ||||
| لجنة دعم المساجدوالمشاريع الخيرية | ||||
| لجنة دعم المساجدوالمشاريع الخيرية | ||||
| لجنة دعم المساجدوالمشاريع الخيرية | ||||
| متحف السيارات الملكي m&h | ||||
| متحف السيارات الملكي m&h |
Libraries in Russeifa
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdel Hameed Shoman Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Abdel Hameed Shoman Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Abdul hameed shoman library | 0.0 | |||||
| Abdul Hameed Shoman Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Abdul Hameed Shoman Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Abdul Hameed Shoman Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Al Hassan Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Central Amman Library | 0.0 | |||||
| DEIAHL Amman | 0.0 | |||||
| DEIAHL Amman | 0.0 | |||||
| DEIAHL Amman | 0.0 | |||||
| Department of the national library | 0.0 | |||||
| Department of the national library | 0.0 | |||||
| Department of the national library | 0.0 | |||||
| GJU Main Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Library and Publishing House | 0.0 | |||||
| Modern Montessori School (MMS) | 0.0 | |||||
| Modern Montessori School (MMS) | 0.0 | |||||
| New English School (NES) | 0.0 | |||||
| New English School (NES) | 0.0 | |||||
| New English School (NES) | 0.0 | |||||
| Um Al Kitab | 0.0 | |||||
| Um Al Kitab | 0.0 | |||||
| W.I.S.E Universitys' library | 0.0 | |||||
| W.I.S.E Universitys' library | 0.0 | |||||
| W.I.S.E Universitys' library | 0.0 | |||||
| المكتبة | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة ابو طوق | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة ابو طوق | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة الجامعة | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة خالد | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة خالد | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة خالد | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة خالد | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة خالد | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة خالد | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Russeifa
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baab Al Madinah Sooq | |||||
| Baab Al Madinah Sooq | |||||
| Curve | |||||
| Curve | |||||
| Curve | |||||
| Dukkan | |||||
| Dukkan | |||||
| MK | |||||
| Souk Jara | |||||
| Souk Jara | |||||
| Souk Jara | |||||
| Souq El-Khodra | |||||
| Souq El-Khodra | |||||
| اسواق الرنتيسي | |||||
| اسواق الرنتيسي | |||||
| اسواق السلام | |||||
| اسواق السلام | |||||
| اسواق السلام | |||||
| السوق الشعبي | |||||
| المؤسسة العسكرية - سوق الحزام | |||||
| سوق الوحدات الشعبي | |||||
| سوق الوحدات الشعبي | |||||
| محامص الشعب | |||||
| محامص الشعب |
Hotels in Russeifa
1 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Russeifa
1 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Russeifa
5 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Stadiums & Teams in Russeifa
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Amman International Stadium | ||
| Amman International Stadium | ||
| King Abdullah II Stadium | ||
| Prince Mohammed Stadium | ||
| الملعب البلدي | ||
| الهاشمي | ||
| ستاد الجامعة | ||
| ستاد الجامعة |
Airports Near Russeifa
12 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport | ADJ | Large Airport |
| Queen Alia International Airport | AMM | Large Airport |
| Bar Yehuda Airfield | MTZ | Medium Airport |
| Muwaffaq Salti Air Base | - | Medium Airport |
| Al-Omari Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| As Suwayda West Air Base | - | Small Airport |
| Ash-Shunah al-Janubiyah Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Azraq Highway Strip | - | Small Airport |
| Highway H Highway Strip | - | Small Airport |
| King Hussein Air College | OMF | Small Airport |
| Tel Qulib | - | Small Airport |
| Zarqa Airport | - | Small Airport |
Treatment Centers in Russeifa
39 treatment centers.
| Center | Type | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Al Aqsa Clinic | ||
| Al-Hoffaz Clinics | ||
| Barakeh Medical Clinics | ||
| City Lab | ||
| City Lab | ||
| Dr. Ghassan Basheer Alami | ||
| Dr. Ghassan Basheer Alami | ||
| Dr. Hamadah Saleh Clinic | ||
| Dr. Hamadah Saleh Clinic | ||
| Jordan Red Crescent Psychosocial centre | ||
| Jordan Red Crescent Psychosocial centre | ||
| We Care Clinic | ||
| We Care Clinic | ||
| zakria abu khalaf | ||
| zakria abu khalaf | ||
| الخالدي بلازا | ||
| الخالدي بلازا | ||
| المركز الصحي | ||
| عيادة الدكتور ماهر | ||
| عيادة الدكتور ماهر | ||
| عيادة الدكتور معتصم اللطايفة -طبيب عيون | ||
| عيادة الدكتور معتصم اللطايفة -طبيب عيون | ||
| عيادة الدكتور معين فضة | ||
| عيادة الدكتور معين فضة | ||
| عيادة جمزو الخيرية | ||
| عيادة جمزو الخيرية | ||
| مختبرات أبو سارة الطبية | ||
| مختبرات أبو سارة الطبية | ||
| مركز الشريف للعيون | ||
| مركز الشريف للعيون | ||
| مركز النصر الصحي الشامل | ||
| مركز ديكارت الاستشاري للعيون | ||
| مركز ديكارت الاستشاري للعيون | ||
| مركز صحي وكالة الغوث النصر | ||
| مركز صحي وكالة الغوث النصر | ||
| مركز فحص الوافدين | ||
| مركز فحص الوافدين | ||
| مستودع ابو شيخة | ||
| مستودع ابو شيخة |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Russeifa
4 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| مسجد | |
| مسجد النبي سليمان عليه السلام (عايش ابوسيف) | |
| مسجد امنة بنت وهب | |
| مسجد ضاحية المدينة المنورة |
Quick Facts
Around Russeifa
Places within 5 km radius - OpenStreetMap data
Things to See Near Russeifa
23 places within 15 km
- • 'Ain Ghazal
- • Jneneh
- • Khirbet al-Batrawy
- • Khirbet Yajouz archaeological site
- • Umayyad Mosque
- + 1 more
- • Gallery Hodroj
- • Museum Jerusalem
- • Nabad
- • The Boulevard's Corner
- • Ammonite Watchtower
- • Ayyubid Watch Tower
- • Cistern Birka
- • Colonnaded Street
- • Gate of Ammon
- + 8 more
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What is the population of Russeifa?
Russeifa has a population of 268,237 residents and is located in Jordan. The population density is 18,285 people per square mile, spread across 14.7 square miles.
What is the weather like in Russeifa?
Russeifa enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 65°F (18°C). Winter temperatures average 47°F in January, while summers reach an average of 79°F in July. The area receives 320 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 8.7 inches.