Ma'an Governorate
Ma'an Governorate
محافظة معان | |
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Country | Jordan |
Capital | Ma'an |
Area | |
• Total | 32,832 km2 (12,677 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 121,400 |
• Density | 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | GMT +2 |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Area code | +(962)3 |
Urban | 54.9% |
Rural | 45.1% |
HDI (2021) | 0.693[1] medium · 11th of 12 |
Ma'an (
History
The land of the Governorate of Ma'an hosts many historic sites. The land of Ma'an Governorate was under the
Evidence for human settlement in Ma'an Governorate dates back to at least 7000 BC, when the Neolithic village of Basta was founded. Basta was one of the first settlements in the world to have agriculture and domesticated livestock.[2]
In the 7th century A.D. the lands of Ma'an were annexed to the
Ma'an was the capital of the Arab state declared by
In Autumn 1996 and Spring 1997 the Al-Jafr-desert, located near Al-Jafr in the eastern part of the governorate, was the location of extensive tests of the ThrustSSC, the British-built currently fastest land vehicle in the world, which was the first land vehicle to break the sound barrier in October 1997 in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, United States. The ThrustSSC was thus therefore the fastest land vehicle ever driven in an Arab country.
Geography
Although Ma'an Governorate has the largest area of the 12 governorates that constitute the Kingdom of Jordan, it has the lowest population density: less than 4 persons per square km. It has international borders with Saudi Arabia from the east and south, and borders Aqaba, Tafilah, and Karak governorates from the west, and Amman Governorate from the north.
The climate in Ma'an is mostly desert climate, but the western highlands have a Mediterranean climate. The average annual rainfall ranges from 50 mm in the desert regions to 250 mm in the western highlands, and exceeds 500 mm in the Sharah mountains.[clarification needed][citation needed]
Demographics
The population of districts according to census results:[3]
District | Area km2 |
Population (Census 1994) |
Population (Census 2004) |
Population (Census 2015) |
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Al-Betrā' (Petra) | 240 | 22,459 | 23,840 | 19,828 |
Al-Ḥuseīniyah | 528 | 6,472 | 8,310 | 17,323 |
Ash-Shūbak |
383 | 9,881 | 11,087 | 19,279 |
Qaṣabah Ma'ān | 31,680 | 40,858 | 51,016 | 87,652 |
Ma'an Governorate | 32,832 | 79,670 | 94,253 | 144,082 |
Administrative divisions
The ministry of Interior divides Ma'an Governorate into four departments under Article 7 of the Administrative Divisions System of the year 2000.[4] The capital department is further subdivided into five subdivisions:
Departments of Ma'an Governorate by population (2004 Census) | ||||||||||
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Department | Arabic Name | Areas | Population (2004) [5] | Administrative Center | |||||
1 | Capital Department (Al-Qasabah) | لواء قصبة معان | includes the city of Ma'an and 56 other towns and villages | 51,016 | Ma'an | |||||
2 | Petra Department | لواء البتراء | includes 19 towns and villages | 23,840 | Wadi Musa | |||||
3 | Shoubak Department | لواء الشوبك | includes 27 towns and villages | 12,087 | Shoubak | |||||
4 | Husseiniya Department | لواء الحسينية | includes eight towns and villages | 8,310 | Husseiniya | |||||
Source: وزارة الداخلية - الأردن Jordanian ministry of interior |
Gallery
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TheMontreal in Shoubak
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ISBN 9783980757805.
- ^ "Jordan: Administrative Division, Governorates and Districts". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Ministry of Interior- Jordan". Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ 2004 Census Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine