Bani Kinanah district

Bani Kinanah District is one of the nine districts that constitute the Irbid Governorate of Jordan.
It has a population of over 130,000. Its administrative center is in Sama al-Rousan.
There are five municipal councils in the district, many educational, and service institutions. The district is served by the Yarmouk Hospital. It's named after the Arabic clan of Kinana which is one of the oldest known Arabian clans since pre-Islamic era that still reside in the area.

Geography

The Bani Kinanah District is situated in the north-western edge of Jordan overlooking the Sea of Galilee. It is one of the nine districts of Irbid Governorate.
The Bani Kinanah district has the largest lake in the north of Jordan, called Al-ʿAra'is Pond.