Karak Governorate

Summary

Karak Governorate is a governorate of Jordan^[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (governorate_of_jordan category, ranking #11 of 12).^[2]

Key Facts

• Karak Governorate is located in Jordan^[3].
• Karak Governorate is in the country of Jordan^[4].
• Karak Governorate's instance of is recorded as governorate of Jordan^[5].
• Karak Governorate's capital is recorded as Al-Karak^[6].
• Karak Governorate's shares border with is recorded as Madaba Governorate^[7].
• Karak Governorate's shares border with is recorded as Amman Governorate^[8].
• Karak Governorate's shares border with is recorded as Tafilah Governorate^[9].
• Karak Governorate's shares border with is recorded as Ma'an Governorate^[10].
• Karak Governorate's locator map image is recorded as Karak in Jordan.svg^[11].
• Karak Governorate's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as JO-KA^[12].
• Karak Governorate's Commons category is recorded as Karak Governorate^[13].
• Karak Governorate's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2926346^[14].
• Karak Governorate's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.164722, 'lon': 35.761944}^[15].
• Karak Governorate's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b99tj^[16].
• Karak Governorate's FIPS 10-4 is recorded as JO09^[17].
• Karak Governorate's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Karak Governorate^[18].
• Karak Governorate's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 2b13547c-c801-41ef-8a7b-264b800ac30d^[19].
• Karak Governorate's population is recorded as {'amount': '+239000'}^[20].
• Karak Governorate's population is recorded as {'amount': '+316629'}^[21].
• Karak Governorate's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Karak Governorate^[22].
• Karak Governorate's GeoNames ID is recorded as 250625^[23].
• Karak Governorate's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1002058^[24].
• Karak Governorate's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محافظة الكرك'}^[25].
• Karak Governorate's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Karak Governorate^[26].
• Karak Governorate's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3217'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Karak Governorate's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3217'}^[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+239000'}^[20] and {'amount': '+316629'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Karak Governorate's instance of is recorded as governorate of Jordan^[5].

Why It Matters

Karak Governorate draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (governorate_of_jordan category, ranking #11 of 12).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]