Kufr Rakeb (Arabic: كفر راكب) is a town in
Irbid Governorate
Irbid or Irbed ( ar, إربد) is a governorate in Jordan, located north of Amman, the country's capital. The capital of the governorate is the city of Irbid. The governorate has the second largest population in Jordan after Amman Governorate, an ...
in
Jordan
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. It is one of the five metropolitan districts of
Barqash.
Geography
Located in the south western region of
Irbid Governorate
Irbid or Irbed ( ar, إربد) is a governorate in Jordan, located north of Amman, the country's capital. The capital of the governorate is the city of Irbid. The governorate has the second largest population in Jordan after Amman Governorate, an ...
, Kufr Rakeb is one of the five metropolitan districts that make up the municipality of Barqash. It is situated close to the Jordan Valley, and administratively belongs to the
Kourah Department.
History
In 1838 Kufr Rakeb's inhabitants were predominantly
Sunni Muslim
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s.
The Jordanian census of 1961 found 662 inhabitants in Kufr Rakib.
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Population
The town of Kufr Rakeb, has an estimated population of 5,000 (2011). It is the center of the municipality of Barqash, which has a population of about 45,000 (2011). The town is mainly agricultural.
See also
* Kufor–Rakeb syndrome
References
Bibliography
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{{Irbid Governorate
Villages in Irbid governorate