Governorates · Cities
Transport · The Mediterranean
Dead Sea · Red Sea · Amman Image File history File links Jordan_coa. ... Motto: Arabic: الله، الوطن، الملك (Transliteration: Allah Al-Watan Al-Malek) (Translation: God, the Homeland, the King) Anthem: عاش المليك (Long Live the King) Capital Amman Largest city Amman Official language(s) Arabic Government Constitutional Monarchy King Abdullah II Independence From the League of Nations mandate administered by the United Kingdom  - 25 May 1946 Area... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jordan. ... Motto: Arabic: الله، الوطن، الملك (Transliteration: Allah Al-Watan Al-Malek) (Translation: God, the Homeland, the King) Anthem: عاش المليك (Long Live the King) Capital Amman Largest city Amman Official language(s) Arabic Government Constitutional Monarchy King Abdullah II Independence From the League of Nations mandate administered by the United Kingdom  - 25 May 1946 Area... The country of Jordan is divided into 12 governorates (Arabic: muhafazat, singular is muhafazah). ... This is a list of cities in the country of Jordan. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... The Dead Sea (Hebrew: ; Arabic: ‎) is both the lowest point on Earth at 418 metres (1,371 ft) below sea level and falling[2], and the deepest hypersaline lake in the world at 330 m (1,083 ft) deep and 799 m (2,621 ft) below sea level. ... Location of the Red Sea Image:Red Seaimage. ... Amman, sometimes spelled Ammann (Arabic عمان Ê¿Ammān), is the capital of the Kingdom of Jordan, a city of more than 1. ...

Hashemites · Transjordan · Black September
Sykes-Picot Agreement · Mandate of Palastine · PLO History of Jordan. ... Hashemite (Arabic هاشمي) traditionally refers to those belonging to the Banu Hashim, or clan of Hashem, a clan within the larger Quraish tribe. ... Map of the territory of the British Mandate of Palestine The Emirate of Transjordan was an autonomous political division of the British Mandate of Palestine, created as an administrative entity in April 1921 before the Mandate came into effect. ... This article, Black September in Jordan, describes the events surrounding September, 1970 in Jordan. ... Zones of French and British influence and control established by the Sykes-Picot Agreement The Sykes-Picot Agreement of May 16, 1916 was a secret understanding between the governments of Britain and France defining their respective spheres of post-World War I influence and control in the Middle East. ... Map of the territory under the British Mandate of Palestine. ... The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic Munazzamat al-Tahrir Filastiniyyah منظمة تحرير فلسطينية ) is a political and paramilitary organization of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state to consist of the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, with an intent to destroy Israel. ...

1948 War · Six-Day War
Peace treaties with: Israel
Combatants Arab nations Israel Arab-Israeli conflict series History of the Arab-Israeli conflict Views of the Arab-Israeli conflict International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict Arab-Israeli conflict facts, figures, and statistics Participants Israeli-Palestinian conflict · Arab League · Soviet Union / Russia · Israel and the United Nations · Iran-Israel... The 1948 Arab-Israeli War is referred to as the War of Independence (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) or as the War of Liberation (Hebrew: מלחמת השחרור) by Israelis. ... Combatants Israel Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq Commanders Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Dayan, Uzi Narkiss, Israel Tal, Ariel Sharon Abdel Hakim Amer, Abdul Munim Riad, Zaid ibn Shaker, Hafez al-Assad Strength 50,000 troops (264,000 including mobilized reservists); 197 combat aircraft Egypt 150,000 troops; Syria 75,000; Jordan 55...

Aqaba · Petra
Aqaba (Arabic: العقبة al-ʻAqabah) is a coastal town with a population of 101,290 (2000) and 2% of Jordans population in the far south of Jordan (). It is the capital of Aqaba Governorate. ... The Treasury at Petra Petra (from petra, rock in Greek; Arabic: البتراء, al-Bitrā) is an archaeological site in Jordan, lying in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Wadi Araba, the great valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. ...

Music of Jordan · Sports in Jordan
University of Jordan · Arabic · Famous Jordanians Jordanians are Arabs, except for a few small communities of Circassians, Chechens, Armenians, and Kurds which have adapted to Arab culture. ... The culture of Jordan is based around Arab and Islamic elements. ... The music of Jordan can be distinguished from that of its neighboring countries like Syria and Saudi Arabia by its strong Bedouin influence . ... Football and Basketball in Jordan are the most-watched sports. ... University of jordan is the oldest institute in hashimiet kingdom, established in 1961, the university has, since then, applied itself to the advancement of knowledge no less than to its dissemination. ... The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... The following is a list of famous people from Jordan: King Abdullah I of Jordan King Abdullah II of Jordan Queen Rania of Jordan Toujan al-Faisal Faisal al-Fayez Ali Abu al-Ragheb Sherif Hussein ibn Ali Mazen Asfour Mahmoud Mahmoud Atta Sultan El-Hatab King Hussein of Jordan...

Islam in Jordan · Christianity in Jordan The Abu Darweesh Mosque was built in 1961 by the Circassian community which came to settle in Amman More than 90 percent of population in Jordan adhered to Sunni Islam in the late 1980s. ...

Kings · Prime Ministers · Marouf al-Bakhit
King Abduallah II This article describes the Politics of Jordan Jordan is a constitutional monarchy based on the constitution promulgated on January 8, 1952. ... The Jordanian monarchy was set up in 1921, with help from the British. ... Categories: Jordan | Prime Ministers of Jordan ... Marouf al-Bakhit, also known as Marouf al-Bakheet (born 1947) is the prime minister of Jordan. ... King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein. ...

United Nations · Arab League The foreign relations of Jordan have consistently followed a pro-Western foreign policy and traditionally Jordan has had close relations with the United States and the United Kingdom. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Flag of the League of Arab States The Arab League or League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية), is an organization of Arab states (compare Arab world). ...

Land Force · Intelligence Department · Air Force
His Majesty's Special Security · Royal Special Forces History References and links Jordan Royal Jordanian Land Force Royal Navy Force Royal Jordanian Air Force Royal Special Forces His Majestys Special Security General Intelligence Department External links kamouflage. ... Royal Jordanian Land Force is part of the Jordanian Armed forces (JAF). ... Dairat al-Mukhabarat al-Ammah (Arabic: ) (translated: General Intelligence Department, or GID) is the Jordanian Intelligence Agency. ... Royal Jordanian Air Force insignia The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) (Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya Almalakiya al-Urduniya in Arabic) is the Aviation branch of the Jordanian armed forces. ... A unit of the armed forces of Jordan. ... A unit of the armed forces of Jordan. ...

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