Back الكرك (محافظة) Arabic Карак (мугафаза) BE-X-OLD Governació de Karak Catalan Al Karak (lalawigan sa Hordan) CEB Ardal Lywodraethol Karak Welsh Gouvernement al-Karak German Karako (gubernio) Esperanto Gobernación de Karak Spanish Karak (muhafazah) Basque استان کرک Persian
Karak Governorate
محافظة الكرك | |
|---|---|
 Karak Governorate within Jordan. | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Capital | Al Karak |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mohammed Maaitah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,495 km2 (1,349 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 249,100 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code | +(962)3 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.729[1] high · 2nd of 12 |
Karak (Arabic: الكرك) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital. Its capital is Al-Karak. It s bordered by Madaba and the Capital governorates to the north, Ma'an Governorate to the east, Tafilah Governorate to the south, and the Dead Sea to the west.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.