Karak Governorate - Administrative Departments

Administrative Departments

Karak Governorate is divided into 10 departments according to article 7 of the 46th Administrative Divisions System of the year 2000:

Departments of Karak Governorate by population (2004 census)


Capital Department

South Mazar Department

South Aghwar Department

Qasr Department

Gour Al-Mazra'a Department

 Department Arabic Name Areas Population Administrative Center
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Faqou' Department

Aii Department

Moab Department

Qatraneh Department

Moujeb Department
1 Capital Department (Al-Qasabah) لواء قصبة الكرك includes the city of Al Karak and 35 other towns and villages 64,850 Al Karak
2 South Mazar Department لواء المزار الجنوبي includes 30 towns and villages 57,191 Mu'tah
3 South Aghwar Department لواء الاغوار الجنوبية includes seven towns and villages 32,446 Safi
4 Al-Qasr Department لواء القصر includes nine towns and villages 20,860 Rabba
5 Gour Al-Mazra'a Department قضاء غور المزرعة includes six towns and villages 12,743 Gour Al-Mazra'a
6 Faqou' Department لواء فقوع includes six towns and villages 12,178 Faqou'
7 Aii Department لواء عي includes four towns and villages 9,711 Aii
8 Moab Department قضاء مؤاب includes five towns and villages 9,692 Husseiniya
9 Qatraneh Department لواء القطرانة includes four towns and villages 6,949 Qatraneh
10 Moujeb Department قضاء الموجب includes five towns and villages 5,818 Mugheer
Source: وزارة الداخلية - الأردن Jordanian ministry of interior

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