Al-Karak, Jordan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Al-Karak,_Jordan
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:areaCode +962 3
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Karak_Governorate
gptkbp:climate gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkbp:coordinates 31.1800°N 35.7000°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Jordan
gptkbp:distanceFromAmman 140 km south
gptkbp:elevation 930 m
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Qir_of_Moab
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Levant
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Karak, Jordan
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Karak_Castle
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Karak_Governorate
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Ibrahim_Al-Maaytah
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Kerak_(1183)
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Karak_Castle
gptkbp:population about 32,000
gptkbp:postalCode 61110
gptkbp:timezone UTC+2
gptkbp:timezoneDST UTC+3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abdul_Salam_al-Majali
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6