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 holy
Qur'an (
Surat al-Kahf). The earliest inhabitants in Sahab have immigrated mostly from
Egypt during the era of the
Ottoman Empire in the
1750s. Three major
clans first inhabited the city:AL Tahrawi (الطهراوي),and Maharmah(المحارمه), and Zyood(الزيود). 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.
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