• 12 governorates

Blank Map of Jordan

The twelve governorates of Jordan, from Irbid in the north to Aqaba in the south.

Blank Map of Jordan

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Write the name of each numbered governorate.Answer key

  1. Ajloun
  2. Amman
  3. Aqaba
  4. Balqa
  5. Irbid
  6. Jerash
  7. Karak
  8. Ma'an
  9. Madaba
  10. Mafraq
  11. Tafilah
  12. Zarqa

Drawn for this site from Natural Earth 5.1.2. Licence: public domain.

Each governorate is a button. Use the arrow keys to move between them and Enter to choose. Names are read out in Study, and once a governorate is answered.

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  1. Ajloun
  2. Amman
  3. Aqaba
  4. Balqa
  5. Irbid
  6. Jerash
  7. Karak
  8. Ma'an
  9. Madaba
  10. Mafraq
  11. Tafilah
  12. Zarqa

How this list was compiled: Items made on 2026-10-01; ids and points are the points file's, labels are Natural Earth's English names where the points file does not say otherwise, and the accepted spellings are the ones the two name sources print. The list is today's: 12 governorates. Name sources, read on 2026-10-01: ISO 3166-2:JO as Wikipedia prints it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2:JO, 12 governorates, with the English names used here); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Jordan (the same 12, with areas); the table of governorates at https://www.citypopulation.de/en/jordan/cities/, which credits Jordan's Department of Statistics (the same 12). The land around Jordan is drawn without inner borders, by the drawing's spec, so that no disputed line is drawn; the Dead Sea is cut out as water. The points of Ajloun, Jerash were moved inside their shapes, away from the middle the points file gives, so that the names on the Named sheet do not run into each other. Licence: public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)

The drawing: Drawn for this site from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Surrounding land from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_admin_0_countries (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_0_countries.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Water cut out of the shapes from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_lakes (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_lakes.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection centred on 31.6°N 36°E. Outlines simplified; small islands are left out. Licence: public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)

How it works

This blank map of Jordan shows its 12 governorates, from Irbid in the north to Aqaba in the south. The land around the country is drawn plain. Switch Borders off for the outline alone.

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Blank, numbered or named

The sheet opens blank. Choose Numbered to put a number on each of the 12 governorates of Jordan, or Named for their names, then press Print this map. Print the answer key gives the names on a sheet of its own.

Largest and smallest

Ma’an in the south and Mafraq in the northeast are the two largest governorates and fill most of the map. Jerash and Ajloun, side by side in the northwest, are the two smallest. Amman, the capital, lies in the governorate of the same name. The gap in the western edge is the Dead Sea.

  • Start students with Ma’an and Mafraq, the two largest shapes, then work through the small governorates of the northwest.

Questions and answers

How many governorates does Jordan have?

Twelve: Ajloun, Amman, Aqaba, Balqa, Irbid, Jerash, Karak, Ma’an, Madaba, Mafraq, Tafilah and Zarqa. All twelve are drawn and numbered on this map.

Which is the largest governorate of Jordan?

Ma’an, in the south, followed by Mafraq in the northeast. Jerash is the smallest, and Ajloun, next to it, is only a little larger.

Why are there no border lines around Jordan?

The land around Jordan is drawn as one plain area, without lines or names. Some borders west of the Jordan River are disputed, and this sheet draws none of them. Jordan’s own outline follows Natural Earth, a public-domain map source.

Can I print Jordan without the governorate lines?

Yes. Switch Borders off and the sheet prints the plain outline of Jordan.

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