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Ma'an
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'''Ma'an''' () is a city in southern Jordan, southwest of the capital Amman. It serves as the capital of the Ma'an Governorate. Its population was approximately 41,055 in 2015. Civilizations with the name of Ma'an have existed at least since the Nabatean period—the modern city is just northwest of the ancient town. The city is an important transport hub situated on the ancient King's Highway and also on the modern Desert Highway.
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Ma'an is a city in Jordan that serves as the capital of Ma'an Governorate. The city was established in 1898 and has an area of 7.52 square units. It is situated at an elevation of 1,108 meters above sea level. The official language of the city is Arabic, and it operates in the UTC+02:00 and UTC+03:00 time zones.
The population of Ma'an is 30,046. The city's official name is معان. Its current weather conditions include a temperature of 16.07 degrees, humidity of 54 percent, pressure of 1016, and wind speed of 2.84.
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- Locality
- معان
- Region
- معان
- Country
- الأردن
- Population
- 50,350
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
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Key facts
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- Ma'an
- Settlement.native_name
- مدينة معان
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- Capital of the Great Arab Revolt
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- City
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- Petra-Locomotive.jpg
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- A pre-1920 photograph of the train station in Ma'an. The Hejaz Railway is still operational today.
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- Flag of Greater Ma'an Municipality.png
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- Jordan
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- bottom
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- Location in Jordan
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- 1
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ma'an Governorate
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Akram Kreishan
- Settlement.established_title
- Municipality established
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'''Ma'an''' () is a city in southern Jordan, southwest of the capital Amman. It serves as the capital of the Ma'an Governorate. Its population was approximately 41,055 in 2015. Civilizations with the name of Ma'an have existed at least since the Nabatean period—the modern city is just northwest of the ancient town. The city is an important transport hub situated on the ancient King's Highway and also on the modern Desert Highway.
==History== Ma'an was founded by the Minaeans (known as "Ma'in" in Arabic), an ancient Arab people based in Yemen, between the 2nd and 4th century BCE. The site was located on a major trade route and was settled by Minaean traders and merchants. Local tradition has it that the city was named after "Ma'an", the son of Lot.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ma'an” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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