City profile · Jordan · Asia
Māḩiş
Balqa · Jordan
City population
17,754
#29
in Jordan
#4
in Balqa
#27,829
worldwide
31.986, 35.770 · 17 km from Amman
About Māḩiş
Māḩiş is a city in Balqa, Jordan with a population of 17,754. It is the 29th largest of the 31 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Jordan, and the 27,829th largest worldwide. It lies 17 km from Amman.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Balqa
Rank in region
#4of 4
Elevation
839 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Amman
Coordinates
31.986, 35.770
Record updated
2025-06-07
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 31 in JordanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.