Highest Major Cities in Jordan

Cities in Jordan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres32 entries🇯🇴 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 32

500 metres1,000 metres

Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

‘Izrā22,756 people · Karak

1,111 m

Ma'an50,350 people · Ma’an

1,111 m

Aţ Ţafīlah25,429 people · Tafielah

1,041 m

Al Jubayhah46,834 people · Amman

989 m

Ḩayy Khildā251,000 people · Amman

988 m

Ḩayy al Quwaysimah32,396 people · Amman

983 m

Ṣuwayliḥ151,016 people · Balqa

981 m

Marj Al Hamam82,788 people · Amman

959 m

Karak City21,678 people · Karak

948 m

Umm as Summāq18,274 people · Amman

934 m

Al Fuḩayş18,916 people · Balqa

918 m

Khuraybat as Sūq186,158 people · Amman

894 m

Qīr Moāv22,581 people · Ma’an

888 m

Saḩāb40,241 people · Amman

872 m

‘Anjarah17,634 people · Ajloun

869 m

Māḩiş17,754 people · Balqa

839 m

As Salţ107,874 people · Balqa

816 m

Mādabā82,335 people · Madaba

790 m

Rukban85,000 people · Mafraq

772 m

‘Ajlūn125,557 people · Ajloun

769 m

Wādī as Sīr181,212 people · Amman

764 m

Amman1,275,857 people · Amman

757 m

Mafraq57,118 people · Mafraq

705 m

Aydūn18,376 people · Irbid

657 m

Zarqa792,665 people · Zarqa

625 m

Jarash27,046 people · Jerash

620 m

Russeifa268,237 people · Zarqa

614 m

Judita20,000 people · Irbid

586 m

Az̧ Z̧ulayl50,931 people · Zarqa

572 m

Irbid569,068 people · Irbid

570 m

Ar Ramthā155,693 people · Irbid

536 m

Aqaba95,048 people · Aqaba

46 m

Highlights

Within Jordan, ‘Izrā ranks first in 2026 with 1,111 m, followed by Ma'an (1,111 m) and Aţ Ţafīlah (1,041 m).

The top two are virtually level: ‘Izrā and Ma'an differ by less than 1%.

Across 32 entries, values run from 1,111 m (‘Izrā) to 46 m (Aqaba), with a median of 828 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Jordan, ‘Izrā ranks first in 2026 with 1,111 m, followed by Ma'an (1,111 m) and Aţ Ţafīlah (1,041 m).

The top two are virtually level: ‘Izrā and Ma'an differ by less than 1%.

Across 32 entries, values run from 1,111 m (‘Izrā) to 46 m (Aqaba), with a median of 828 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.