Der Abi Saeed (Arabic: دير أبي سعيد) is a city in Irbid Governorate in Jordan. It is named after a historic Christian chapel ('Der' in Arabic) in the place where the city is built. The city gained importance in the early 20th century after the formation of a self-governing body following the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Der Abi Saeed is the administrative center of the Koura Department, one of the nine departments of Irbid Governorate.
Geography The city is located in the Jordanian part of the Houran Plateau, about to the southwest of the city of Irbid in the province of Irbid Governorate, and about to the north from Jordan's capital Amman.
History In 1838 Der Abi Saeed's inhabitants were predominantly Sunni Muslims.Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 165
The Jordanian census of 1961 found 1,927 inhabitants in Deir Abu Sa'id.Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 20
Districts The municipality of Der Abi Saeed includes eight districts: Der Abi Saeed Kafr Al-Maa Al-Samt Marhaba Abu Alqain Jeffin Ashrafiyeh Tibna
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