Karak

Population: 182200
Touristic Sites: Bebers Tower; the Karak Castle; Area: 3736 Km 74% Population: 169552 F:81157 M:88395 Firms: Arab Potash Co.; Phosphate Mining Co.( White Valley); Tomatoes Factory; Labour: Local : M: 5940 F: 255 Foreign: 4453 Agricultural Land: 57332 Dunum General services:Doctors: 71 Public Hospitals:3 Private: 3 No. of beds : 264 Universities: 1 Community Colleges:1 including 910 students Schools Public: 78 including 15291students Private: 3 including 995 students Roads: Main: 137 Km Secondary: 30 Km Agricultural: 100 Rural: 90 Transportation : Vehicles Buses 20 Micro buses 145 Taxi Office 1( 14 cars) Karak Karak is 130 km to the south of Amman. It is 930 meters above sea level , on a mountain that overlooks the Dead Sea and and the Jordan Valley. Karak is a very old city and its name was mentioned in the Old Testament . It played a great part during the reign of Mesha' , the King of Moab.Karak is an interesting religous touristic site. It has the graves of the Islamic military leaders who fought in the Mu'tah Battle. It is also well known for sports especially mountain climbing and dear hunting. Karak environment is very clean, its mineral water springs are used as medical treatment for special diseases. Archaeological sites include the Karak Castle, Rubbah, al-Qasr, al-Baloo, Mu'tah and Mazar.Mu'tah University is in Karak and it includes a military college.

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