Ma'an is a city in southern Jordan, 218 kilometers southwest of the capital Amman, and serves as the capital of the Ma'an Governorate. Its population was approximately 41,055 in 2015. The city sits just northwest of an ancient town of the same name dating to the Nabatean period, and is an important transport hub on both the ancient King's Highway and the modern Desert Highway.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude30.193333 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Ma'an (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1898-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 30,046 (2008)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 30.193333, longitude 35.733333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1108 m
P2046 (area)
area 7.52 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 30046 (2008)
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata Q31616, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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