AL KARAK

äl käräkˈ, town (1997 est. pop. 19,000), W central Jordan. It is also known as Krak. It is a road junction and an agricultural trade center. The ancient Kir Moab (also mentioned in the Bible as Kir Hareseth, Kir Haresh, and Kir Heres), it was the walled citadel of the Moabites. Al Karak played an important role in the Crusades. The lordship of Al Karak and Montreal was one of the chief baronies of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. The brigand Reginald of Châtillon was lord of Al Karak and Montreal when, in 1187, he attacked a caravan led by Sultan Saladin and thus provoked the events leading to the fall of Jerusalem. Al Karak was taken by Saladin in 1188 after a long siege. The town was an archiepiscopal see from the early Christian era until the Christians were massacred or expelled in 1910. A 12th-century castle built by the Crusaders at Al Karak is well preserved.

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books on: Al Karak  - 73 results

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The Ocean of the Soul: Man, the World, and God in the Stories of Farid Al-Din 'Attar
Book by Hellmut Ritter, John O'Kane; Brill, 2003
Subjects: Attar, Farid Al-Din--D. Ca. 1230--Criticism And Interpretation
Ibn al-Dabbagh discusses this self-identification with the beloved...beloved has become ill. This happened several times to Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir Ahmad, when he was in Karak, with his beloved, Shahlb. He used to fall ill when his beloved...
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Al-Hind: The Making of the Indo-Islamic World - Vol. 1
Book by Andre Wink; Brill, 2002
Subjects: India--History--1000-1526, India--History--324 B.C.-1000 A.D, Islamic Empire--History
...other groups with such names as Kurk or Karak, Tangdmara or Nakamara and variants which...History of India, I, p. 524. z?e Al-Bircini, Kitd6 al-Hind, pp. 16, 72, 167; Maqbul Ahmad, Al-IdrTsr, p. 119; Hou- rani, Arab Seafaring...
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The Mamluks in Egyptian and Syrian Politics and Society
Book by Michael Winter, Amalia Levanoni; Brill, 2004
Subjects: Egypt--History--1250-1517--Congresses, Mamelukes--Congresses, Syria--History--1260-1516--Congresses
...muqaddam of the foot soldiers who was at al-Karak, making him promises and tempt...betrayed the prince Ahmad. He left al-Karak, fleeing Ahmad, and he presented...guaranteed to the Sultan the capture of al-Karak saying: 0 Lord! All the people...
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Jordan, a State of Tension
Book by Benjamin Shwadran; Council for Middle Eastern Affairs Press, 1959
Subjects: Jordan--History, Jordan--Politics And Government
...service of Islam. Yakut said: "Al Karak is a very strongly fortified castle...Province." Abu al Fida wrote: "Al Karak is a celebrated town with a very high...visited the town in 1355 and wrote: "Al Karak is one of the largest and most celebrated...
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War, Institutions, and Social Change in the Middle East
Book by Steven Heydemann; University of California Press, 2000
Subjects: Middle East--History--20th Century, War And Society--Middle East, War--Economic Aspects--Middle East
...population in Ajlun. While al-Faruqis troops faced...the same measures in Karak brought protests...Hijaz Railway. The Karak revolt was eventually...imprisoned. However, al-Karaks cause was...from the rebels of al-Karak. While the former...
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journal articles on: Al Karak  - 20 results

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Scholarly Views of Shajarat Al-Durr: A Need for Consensus [1
Journal article by David J. Duncan; Vol. 22, 2000
Subjects: Duff, Shajarat--Political activity, Egypt--Politics and government, Kings and rulers--Egypt
...1248, Shajara accompanied him to his confinement at al-Karak. There she gave birth to their son, Khalil. A...appearance in this work came during Aiyubs confinement at al-Karak by his cousin, al-Nasir Daud. As Humphrey has pointed out, the...
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Empowerment of Female Students for Participation in the Representative Councils in Jordanian Universities
Journal article by Al-Jufout Saleh, Abu-Hamatteh Ziad, Al-Qaisy Lama; College Student Journal, Vol. 42, 2008
Subjects: Student government--Demographic aspects, Universities and colleges--Jordan, Universities and colleges--Political aspects, Women college students--Political activity
...University 42 15 25 8 <br/ 8 Al-Hussein Bin Talal 56 12 27...16 1 10 1 University <br/ 10 Al-Ahliyya Amman No Election in...Representative Council Members at Al-Balga Applied <br/ University...Princess Alia College 0 9 <br/ 3 Karak College 4 7 <br/ 4 Engineering...
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Export-led Growth Hypothesis: a Multivariate Cointegration and Causality Evidence for Jordan
Journal article by Jamal Husein; The Journal of Developing Areas, Vol. 42, 2009
Subjects: Causality, Cointegration analysis, Economic growth, Exports, Gross Domestic Product--GDP, Jordan, Studies
...1997), Queen Alia International Airport (1998), Al Karak free zone (2001), and Al-Karama free zone (2004). She also benefited...causality in the cases of Egypt and Israel. Reizman et al. (1996) employed a bivariate SGC test and found...
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Culture and State in Jordan: Religious Freedom and Citizenship
Journal article by Mohanna Haddad; The Ecumenical Review, Vol. 50, 1998
Subjects: Evangelistic work--Jordan, Freedom of religion--Jordan, Jordan--Religious aspects, Religion and culture--Jordan
...19th century that this missionary activity became effective, when a group was sent to al-Salt. That mission became active, establishing centres at al-Karak and el-Husn in 1887 and spreading throughout the country from here.(2) By the turn...
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Chronology: Jordan
Journal article; The Middle East Journal, Vol. 51, 1997
Subjects: Arrests, Demonstrations & protests, Espionage, Jordan, Mass media, Politics
...the southern town of Karak, demonstrators protested...Prime Minister `Abd al-Karim Kabariti...government buildings in Karak. 8/18 NYT Aug...of Prime Minister al-Kabariti. 8/19...protests were reported in al-Salt and Karak. 8/27 FBIS Aug...
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magazine articles on: Al Karak  - 4 results

 
 
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The Pains of Restructuring
Magazine article by Kirk Albrecht; The Middle East, October 1996
Subjects: Jordan--Economic aspects
...Prime Minister at the time, Zeid Al Rifai, was sacked, and Jordan...of Prime Mnister Abdul Karim Al Kabariti announces - despite...this time centred in the town of Karak. As many as 2,000 demonstrators...official rhetoric, residents of Karak, and the capital Amman, were...
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Journeys through Jerusalem, Jordan
Magazine article by Sara Powell; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 23, May 2004
Subjects: Ancient civilizations, Archaeology, Bombings, Crime, Historic documents, International, Israel, Jerusalem Israel, Joppa Maryland, Jordan, Photographs, Terrorism
...dagger-wearing butler; and of Amman, Karak and the ancient city of Salt-the first...photo of the Dome of the Rock in the Haram al-Sharif, before it was gilded by King...shot from atop the Golden Gate shows the al-Aqsa mosque. One photo is of a windmill...
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The New Arab Economies
Magazine article by Gordon Platt; Global Finance, Vol. 21, April 2007
Subjects: Economic reform, Foreign investment, Global economy, Liquidity, Middle East
...governments reform program, Hisham Ezz Al-Arab, chairman and managing director...have come more quickly to the region, Ezz Al-Arab says. "There is a lot happening...important cultural cities, including Jerash, Karak, Madaba, Salt and Ajloun. Jordan has...
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Madaba: a Rest Stop on the Map of the Middle East
Magazine article by Michael Keating; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 26, January 2007
Subjects: Hotels & motels, Religion
...for 1,100 years. In the late 19th century, Christians from Karak settled there. While digging foundations for homes, they discovered...the cab driver to go to the Mariam Hotel. Located on Aisha Um Al Mumeneen Street, the Mariam is not fancy. Instead, its clean...


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newspaper articles on: Al Karak  - 3 results

 
 
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New Test Spots Uterine Disorder without Surgery
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2009
Subjects: Cell research, Cytological research, Surgery
...altogether, according to the study.Researchers led by Ian Fraser at the University of Sydney and Maomar al-Jefout of Mutah University in Karak, Jordan, found that a small tissue sample taken from the uterine lining with a device inserted through...
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A ROCK K SOLID HOLIDAY; Carved from Pink Stone, the Ancient City of Petra Leaves ROBIN ESSER Spellbound
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 2, 2009
...Greeks, Romans and Lawrence of Arabia. Our guide, Moayyad Al-Otaibi (call me Mo), had an archeological degree from Amman...road which has been in continuous use for 5,000 years, to Karak to see a crusader castle built in 1142. There, we lunched at...
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A ROCK SOLID HOLIDAY; Carved from Pink Stone, the Ancient City of Petra Leaves ROBIN ESSER Spellbound
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 2, 2009
...Greeks, Romans and Lawrence of Arabia. Our guide, Moayyad Al-Otaibi (call me Mo), had an archeological degree from Amman...road which has been in continuous use for 5,000 years, to Karak to see a crusader castle built in 1142. There, we lunched at...


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encyclopedia articles on: Al Karak  - 3 results

 
 
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Al Karak
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AL KARAK al karak , town (1997 est. pop. 19,000), W central Jordan. It is also known as Krak. It is a road junction and an agricultural trade center. The ancient Kir Moab (also mentioned in the Bible as Kir Hareseth, Kir Haresh, and...
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Krak
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KRAK see Al Karak , Jordan. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Crusades
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...weakened. Physical reminders of the Crusades remain in the monumental castles built by the Crusaders, such as that of Al Karak . The chief material beneficiaries of the Crusades were Venice and the other great Mediterranean ports. Bibliography...


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