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Jordan

Jordan

πŸ“– In short

Jordan is an Arab country in West Asia, east of the River Jordan, and its capital is Amman. It has deserts, mountains and valleys, and a small outlet to the Red Sea at Aqaba. It's famous for Petra, the pink city carved into rock.

🀩 Did you know?

  • The capital is Amman, Jordan's biggest city.
  • The currency is the Jordanian dinar.
  • Aqaba is Jordan's only port on the Red Sea.
  • In the town of Madaba there's an ancient mosaic map.

πŸ—‚οΈ Fact file

Jordan is an Arab, Muslim country bordered by Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Syria.
Jordan is an Arab, Muslim country bordered by Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Syria.
Flag of Jordan
Flag of Jordan
Capital
Amman
Official language
Arabic
Official name
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Currency
The Jordanian dinar, worth 1.41 US dollars (1997)
Area
88,946 kmΒ²
Population
(1998): 4,682,000 people.

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🌟 Petra

Petra is an ancient city built by the Nabataeans more than two thousand years ago, who carved its buildings into pink rocky mountains. Visitors enter through a long narrow passage between the rocks called the Siq.

πŸ” The Dead Sea

The Dead Sea lies between Jordan and Palestine and is the lowest place on dry land in the world. Its water is so salty that people float on it easily without swimming!

πŸ’‘ Wadi Rum

Wadi Rum is a wonderful desert of red sand and tall rocky mountains. It's called β€œthe Valley of the Moon” because it looks like the surface of another planet.

🎯 Mansaf

Mansaf is Jordan's national dish: rice and meat cooked in dried yogurt called jameed. People eat it on special occasions and serve it to guests.

πŸ“Έ More pictures

Jordan
Jordan
Jordan

🧩 Test yourself

1 Who built the city of Petra?

2 Why do people float easily in the Dead Sea?

3 Which picture shows β€œJordan”?

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πŸ“· Picture sources: Wikimedia Commons