Maru, Jordan
village in Irbid Governorate, Jordan
Maru is one of the main agricultural villages in Irbid Governorate, Jordan. It is located to the north-east of the city of Irbid, about 7 km, and had a population of about 4536 people in 2015.
History
Maru is traced back to Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and the Islamic Golden Age, and it is believed to be built on the rubble of an old Roman town. It became known for its old mosque which built of black basalt stones.
In 1596 it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as Marw, situated in the nahiya (subdistrict) of Bani Kinana, part of the Sanjak of Hawran. It had 28 households and 15 bachelors; all Muslims. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products; including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and bee-hives, in addition to occasional revenues. The total tax was 11,250 akçe; of which the majority (7,050 akçe) came from wheat. 3/24 of the revenue went to a waqf.
In 1961 the population of Maru was 449 inhabitants.
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