Al-Karak

Summary

Al-Karak is a city^[1]. Al-Karak draws 855 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #601 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Al-Karak is located in Karak Governorate^[3].
• Al-Karak is in the country of Jordan^[4].
• Al-Karak's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Al-Karak's twinned administrative body is recorded as Veliko Tarnovo^[6].
• Al-Karak's twinned administrative body is recorded as Veliko Tarnovo^[7].
• Al-Karak's Commons category is recorded as Karak^[8].
• Al-Karak's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[9].
• 1140 marks the founding of Al-Karak^[10].
• Al-Karak's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.184444444444445, 'lon': 35.705}^[11].
• Al-Karak's significant event is recorded as Siege of Al-Karak^[12].
• Al-Karak's significant event is recorded as Siege of Kerak^[13].
• Al-Karak's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Karak^[14].
• Al-Karak has a population of {'amount': '+21678'}^[15].
• Al-Karak's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[16].
• Al-Karak's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Al-Karak's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[18].
• Al-Karak's capital of is recorded as Karak Governorate^[19].
• Al-Karak's capital of is recorded as mutasarrifate of Karak^[20].
• Al-Karak's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الكرك'}^[21].
• Al-Karak's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الكرك'}^[22].
• Al-Karak's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Al Karak^[23].
• Al-Karak's different from is recorded as Karak District^[24].
• Al-Karak sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+930'}^[25].
• Al-Karak covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3495'}^[26].
• Al-Karak's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Karak Governorate^[27].

Body

Geography

Al-Karak is in the country of Jordan^[4]. Al-Karak is located in Karak Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Al-Karak covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3495'}^[26]. Al-Karak sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+930'}^[25]. Al-Karak has a population of {'amount': '+21678'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Al-Karak's instance of is recorded as city^[5].

History and Context

1140 marks the founding of Al-Karak^[10].

Why It Matters

Al-Karak draws 855 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #601 of 5,534).^[2] Al-Karak has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Al-Karak is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]