Al-Karak governorate

Muḥāfaẓat al-Karak Al-Karak governorate
Basic data
Country	Jordan
Capital	Karak
surface	3495 km²
Residents	316,629 (2015)
density	91 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	JO-KA
Crusader Castle in Kerak

Coordinates: 31 ° 10 ′  N , 35 ° 46 ′  E

The al-Karak governorate ( Arabic محافظة الكرك, DMG Muḥāfaẓat al-Karak ) is one of the twelve governorates of Jordan . The seat of the governorate is Karak .

geography

Al-Karak is bordered by Madaba and Amman Governments to the north, Ma'an governorate to the east , at-Tafila governorate to the south and the Dead Sea to the west . It is divided into ten districts.

history

The area once belonged to the ancient state of Moab . The valley known as Wadi al-Hasa formed the border between Moab and the neighboring Kingdom of Edom in what is now the governorate of at-Tafila. Wadi al-Hasa currently forms the border between at-Tafila and the Karak governorate and is administratively part of the Karak governorate.

After the end of Moab, the area belonged to various empires, including those of the Persians , Nabataeans , Romans , Byzantines , Umayyads , Crusaders and Ottomans .

al-Karak became a governorate of Jordan on June 16, 1966.

Demographics

The population is growing rapidly. In 2004, 95% of the population were citizens of Jordan. Muslims make up the majority with 70% of the total population and Christians make up about 30% of the population.

year	population
1994 (census)	169.770
2004 (census)	204.185
2015 (census)	316.629

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ministry of Interior Administrative Divisions (Arabic) ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ 2004 Census (PDF) Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.
3. ↑ Jordan: Governments & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved May 19, 2019 .