Shawbak (Jordan)
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
שאובק (ירדן)
Name (Latin)
Shawbak (Jordan)
Other forms of name
Ash Shawbak (Jordan)
Shobek (Jordan)
Shawbak Fort (Jordan)
Shaubak Fort (Jordan)
Shaubak (Jordan)
Esh Shobek (Jordan)
Coordinates
35.56083333 35.56083333 30.53138889 30.53138889 (gooearth )
Associated country
Jordan
Sources of Information
- al-Shawbak, 2002.
- GEOnet, Feb. 19, 2004:(Ash Shawbak; PPL; 30⁰32'00"N 035⁰34'00"E; Shobek, Shawbak Fort, Shaubak Fort, Shaubak, Esh Shobek)
Wikipedia description:
Shoubak (Arabic: الشوبك) is a municipality that lies at the northwestern edge of the Ma'an Governorate in Jordan. It had a population of 19,297. At one of the highest elevations above sea level in Jordan, this municipality is famous for apple and fruit farms. The Crusader castle Montreal is located in Shoubak.
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