Moab (Utah)

Grand County

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Moab is a place and the administrative seat of Grand County in the U.S. state of Utah.

Geography

The town is located south of the Colorado River at a height of 1227 m ( 4,025 feet) above sea level on the Colorado Plateau, and covers an area of ​​9.4 km ² (3.6 mi ²). In the vicinity are the Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park small. East of the city is the Sand Flats Recreation Area, which, inter alia the Slickrock Trail is located. Furthermore you can find about 30 miles south of town, just off the US-191, the Wilson Arch

Many motels and other accommodations are aligned on a daily visitor to the national parks. Tourism is a major industry of the place.

History

Moab is probably derived from the biblical landscape of Moab from, but also jokingly interpreted as an acronym for Mormons, Ores, Artists and Bicycles, whereby the activities of the surrounding area of the city are described from the past to the present: Moab was founded by the Mormons, then there were mines uranium ore (English ore means ore) mined. There were a few movies that were filmed in the outskirts of Moab (eg Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade or Thelma & Louise ). Currently Moab is a very popular tourist destination with many mountain biking trails, and other ways to operate outdoor sports activities. Further activities include lobster tours, whitewater rafting, guided Motocross and quad-biking.

Demography

On 1 July 2004 4825 people lived in Moab.

Age structure

  • The average age is 36

Sons and daughters of the city

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  • Location in North America
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  • Uranium deposit
  • County Seat in Utah
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