Karak, Jordan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Karak,_Jordan
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:areaCode +962 3
gptkbp:climate gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkbp:country gptkb:Jordan
gptkbp:demographics predominantly Arab
gptkbp:distanceFromAmman 140 km south
gptkbp:elevation 930 m
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkbp:governorate gptkb:Karak_Governorate
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Al-Karak
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karak, Jordan
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Kerak_Castle
gptkbp:latitude 31.1800
gptkbp:locatedIn western Jordan
gptkbp:longitude 35.7000
gptkbp:municipality gptkb:Greater_Karak_Municipality
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Kerak
Crusader period
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Byzantine_Church
gptkb:Kerak_Castle
gptkb:Al-Mazar
gptkbp:population 32000
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:timezone UTC+2
gptkbp:timezoneDST UTC+3
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Kerak_Castle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mutah_University_(military_wing)
gptkb:Ibn_al-Quff
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6