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Sakib
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Sakib (; ), is a city in northwestern Jordan, administratively part of Jerash Governorate. The 2015 census recorded its population as 11,586. The town is situated approximately west of the city of Jerash and from Amman city centre.
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- Locality
- ساكب
- Region
- جرش
- Country
- الأردن
- Population
- 11,586
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Sakib
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sakib, pohled na západ.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Jordan
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Jerash Governorate
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 5th century CE
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 8
- Settlement.area_metro_km2
- 16
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2015
- Settlement.population_total
- 11,586
- Settlement.grid_name
- PAL
- Settlement.grid_position
- 226/188
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 900-1200
- Settlement.elevation_ft
- 2952-3937
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Roman and Byzantine periods
- Early Islamic era
- Crusader rule
- Ottoman period
- Modern period
- Geography
- Climate
- Fauna and flora
- Population
- Education
- Income and economy
- Cultural events and festivals
- Sport
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Sakib (; ), is a city in northwestern Jordan, administratively part of Jerash Governorate. The 2015 census recorded its population as 11,586. The town is situated approximately west of the city of Jerash and from Amman city centre.
==Etymology== Sakib was known as "Seecip" during the Crusades. The Arabic place-name means "flowing water".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sakib” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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