Shoubak
Sign in to saveShoubak () is a municipality that lies at the northwestern edge of the Ma'an Governorate in Jordan. It had a population of 19,297. At one of the highest elevations above sea level in Jordan, this municipality is famous for apple and fruit farms. The Crusader castle Montreal is located in Shoubak.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in JO, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Shoubak is referenced by 29 other articles, and connects out to nahiyah, Montréal Castle and Egypt.
Vinony files it under 1894 establishments in the Ottoman Empire, Municipalities in Jordan and Populated places in Ma'an Governorate.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Locality
- الشوبك
- Region
- معان
- Country
- الأردن
- Population
- 50
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Shoubak
- Settlement.native_name
- الشوبك
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Shoubak2.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Jordan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Jordan
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ma'an Governorate
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.established_title
- Municipality established
- Settlement.established_date
- 2001
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Adel Al-Rafayah
- Settlement.area_metro_km2
- 15
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2015
- Settlement.population_total
- 4275
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Jordan
- Located in
- Ma'an Governorate
- Area
- 15
- Elevation
- 1330
- Official website
- www.shoubak.gov.jo
- Image
- Shoubak2.jpg
- Dialing code
- +3(962)
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- Commons category
- Shoubak
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Antiquity and Middle Ages
- Modern history
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education
- Notable people
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Shoubak () is a municipality that lies at the northwestern edge of the Ma'an Governorate in Jordan. It had a population of 19,297. At one of the highest elevations above sea level in Jordan, this municipality is famous for apple and fruit farms. The Crusader castle Montreal is located in Shoubak.
==History== thumb|left|The Crusades|Crusader castle Montréal in Shoubak.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shoubak” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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