Al-Jizah, Jordan

Al-Jizah الجيزة
District
The reservoir and a Mamluk-era building in al-Jizah
Al-Jizah
Coordinates: 31°41′0″N 35°57′0″E / 31.68333°N 35.95000°E / 31.68333; 35.95000
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Amman Governorate
Population  (2021)
• Total	110,097
Time zone	UTC + 2

Al-Jizah (also spelled Jize), historically known as Ziza or Zizia, is a town in northwestern Jordan. It is the 22nd district of the Amman Governorate.^[1] During the medieval period it served as a waystation for pilgrims en route to the Hajj in Mecca. This function ceased in the 17th century, though a fort remained there, however was later reinstated when the Al-Fayez clan of the Bani Sakher gained the rights for Hajj protection in the 18th century. The region has been one of the Al-Fayez strongholds ever since.