Ma'an
مدينة معان | |
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City | |
![]() A pre-1920 photograph of the train station in Ma'an. The Hejaz Railway is still operational today. | |
Nickname: Capital of the Great Arab Revolt | |
Coordinates: 30°11.6′N 35°44′E / 30.1933°N 35.733°E | |
Country | Jordan |
Governorate | Ma'an Governorate |
Municipality established | 1898 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Akram Kreishan |
Area | |
• City | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
• Metro | 100 km2 (40 sq mi) |
Population (2015)[1] | |
• City | 41,055 |
Time zone | GMT +2 |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Area code | +(962)3 |
Website | http://www.maan.gov.jo |
Ma'an is a Jordanian city located in the southern part of the country on the western outskirts of the desert plateau extending from the Arabian Peninsula to the Levant desert.
It has a population of about 50 thousand and the area of the city is twenty square kilometers. Ma'an has a desert climate, where the temperature rises in summer to 35°C and drops to 15°C in winter. As for the winter rains, they are irregular, with a maximum of 60 mm. The city is affected in summer by southeast desert winds and winter by westerly winds which causes rain.