Jordan, officially known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southern Levant region of West Asia. Bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudia to the south, and Palestinian territories to the west. The Jordanian River flowing to the Dead Sea, is located along the country's western border within the Jordan Rift Valley. Jordan has a small coastline along the Red Sea in it's southwest, separated by the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt. Aman is the country's capital and it's largest city, as well as the most popular city in the Levant.
Jordan as we know it today was occupied since the Paleolithic period. The three kingdom that developed during the Iron Age are: Ammon, Moab, and Edom. In the third century BC, Arab Nabataeans established their kingdom centered in Petra. The Greco-Roman period saw the establishment of several cities in Transjordan that comprised the Decapolis. After the Byzantine period the region became part of the Islamic caliphates. Following the 1916 Great Arab Revolt during World War I, former Ottoman, Syria was partitioned, leading to the establishment of Transjordan in 1921, which became a British protectorate. The country gained independence in 1946, and became officially known as Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
This country is a semi-arid place, covering an area of 34,495 square miles, with a population of 11.5 million making it the eleventh-most populous Arab country. Ninety-five percent of its occupants is Sunni Muslim, with the rest being being Arabs Christians. Jordan is also a constitutional monarchy, with the king holding wide legislative and executive powers.
Jordan as we know it today was occupied since the Paleolithic period. The three kingdom that developed during the Iron Age are: Ammon, Moab, and Edom. In the third century BC, Arab Nabataeans established their kingdom centered in Petra. The Greco-Roman period saw the establishment of several cities in Transjordan that comprised the Decapolis. After the Byzantine period the region became part of the Islamic caliphates. Following the 1916 Great Arab Revolt during World War I, former Ottoman, Syria was partitioned, leading to the establishment of Transjordan in 1921, which became a British protectorate. The country gained independence in 1946, and became officially known as Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
This country is a semi-arid place, covering an area of 34,495 square miles, with a population of 11.5 million making it the eleventh-most populous Arab country. Ninety-five percent of its occupants is Sunni Muslim, with the rest being being Arabs Christians. Jordan is also a constitutional monarchy, with the king holding wide legislative and executive powers.
