Sakhra, Ajloun

Sakhra
Sakhra Location of Sakhra Jordan
Coordinates: 32°22′15″N 35°50′33″E
Palestine grid	229/197
Country	Jordan
District	Sakhra, Ajloun
Governorate	Ajloun Governorate
Elevation	1,023 m (3,356 ft)
Population  (2015 census)
• Total	16,667

Sakhra (Arabic: صخرة) is a residential area located in the Qaṣabah 'Ajlūn District in Ajloun Governorate, Jordan. It serves as the center of a sub-district that bears its name Sakhra Sub-district which includes six other localities.

Population and services

Sakhra is considered one of the largest population centers in Ajloun Governorate. According to the 2015 census, its population was estimated at 16,667.

History

In 1596 it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers named as Sahra, situated in the nahiya (subdistrict) of Bani al-Asar, part of the Sanjak of Hawran. It had 27 households and 18 bachelors; who were Muslim, and 15 households and 2 bachelors, who were Christian. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products; including wheat (5000 a.), barley (1800 a.), summer crops (900 a.), vineyards/fruit trees (1000 a.), goats and bee-hives (1200 a.), and for "winter pastures" (1010 a.). The total tax was 10,910 akçe. 1/3 of the revenue went to a waqf.

Economy

The area's economy and residents’ livelihoods rely mainly on agriculture, trade, and government employment.

Facilities

The Al-Sakhrawi Maqam in the town of Sakhra

The old mosque in the town of Sakhra

Sakhra offers all essential services, such as health centers, schools, and the necessary government institutions.

See also

• List of cities in Jordan

Bibliography

• Hütteroth, W.-D.; Abdulfattah, K. (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.