Malka, Jordan

Malka () is a Jordanian town located in the north of Irbid on the border with Syria (opposite the Golan Heights). It is one of the largest villages in Bani Kinanah Department. It enjoys one of the most beautiful areas of Jordan at all, characterized by fertile soil and abundant springs. It has the largest pond in the north of Jordan. The inhabitants of the town are from different clans, but they all belong to Malka; so they are called "Malkawi clan".
Geography.
Malka is located on a mountainous agricultural land with red soil. It is about 91 km from the capital Amman and from Irbid 22 km. It rises about 500 meters above sea level and is bordered to the east by Hatem and Abder, from the west by Umm Qays, from the north by Syria, from the south by Dukra and Kufr Asad. The total area of the organized land is approximately 1,700 dunums, and for the unorganized lands, it is about 8,096 dunums. Malka owned by Khalid bin al-Walid municipality, headed by Hussein Al-Malkawi.
History.
The town overlooks the famous ancient Roman city of Jadara, which was one of the ten cities that made up the Decapolis union.
In August 636 happened a big battle in Malka called Battle of Yarmouk between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Byzantine Empire.
In 1838 Malka's inhabitants were predominantly Sunni Muslims.
The Jordanian census of 1961 found 1,634 inhabitants in Malka.
Population.
Most of people who lives in Malka are from Malkawi clan, which it is claimed to be related to the prophet Muhammad.