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A map of Jordan. Jordan (officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) is an Arab country in southwest Asia, in the Middle East, in the southern part of the Levant region, and the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Jordan has borders with Syria to the north, Palestine and Israel to the west, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the east and ...
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Iordania, situată în nord-vestul Peninsulei Arabice, este o țară cu o proporție mare de deșert și poate fi împărțită, de la vest la est, în trei peisaje majore. Riftul Iordanului, care se întinde de la nord la sud, atinge la Marea Moartă cel mai adânc punct uscat de pe suprafața pământului (425 m sub nivelul mării).
- 89,342 km² (locul 112)
- Marea Moartă (−428 m)
- Jabal Umm ad Dami (1.854 m)
- Stema Iordaniei
Petra (Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα) is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is in a basin among the mountains that run from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. History. Petra is believed to have been settled as early as 9,000 BC.
- 264 square kilometres (102 sq mi)
- 810 m (2,657 ft)
- possibly as early as 5th century BC
Biography. A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae ( résumé ), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various ...
Mar 19, 2024 · Background. Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the early 1920s. The area gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became the Hashemite Kingdom of ...
Demographics of Jordan. Jordan has a population of more than 11.1 million inhabitants as of 2023. [1] Jordanians ( Arabic: أردنيون) are the citizens of Jordan. Around 94% of Jordanians are Arabs, while the remaining 6% belong to other ethnic minorities, including Circassians, Chechens, Armenians and Kurds. [2]
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