Sahab
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Sahab (سحاب) is a city in the Kingdom of Jordan, south east of the capital Amman. Sahab is well-known for its Industrial Estate, the Islamic Cemetery, and Kahf of Raqeem site mentioned in the Qur'an (Surat al-Kahf). The earliest inhabitants in Sahab have immigrated mostly from Palestine during the era of the Ottoman Empire in the 1850s. Three major clans first inhabited the city: Abu Joudah Family ابو جودة,Maharmah المحارمة, andZyood الزيود and are considered the founders of Sahab. A large number of Palestinian refugees account for almost half of the city's population. Like many cities in Jordan, a minority of Egyptian workforce live and work in the area. Recently Chinese workforce started settling in the area working in textile factories in the industrial estate.
[edit] Famous places in Sahab
- Industrial City of Sahab.
- Al-Raqaim الرقيم. This place is mentioned in the holy book of Qur'an. The story of "Ahlul-Kahf" or the people of the cave comes in a Surah with the same name. It tells a story about a number of young men who took refuge in a cave (Al-Raqaim) near Sahab, after they fled their places of residence fearing the worse would come after embracing and converting to a new religion. After they slept in the cave for 309 years, God sent them awake and their cave was discovered by the people of the city who were believers after all that time.
- Al-Tajamouat Industrial City.
- Islamic cemetery.
- Livestock Market & Auction.
- Totanjy hospital.
- Al-Shaheed Square
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Coordinates: 31°52′N 36°00′E / 31.867°N 36°E
