Jordan is a country located in Western Asia. With the capital city of Amman, Jordan has a population of 10,203,145 based on a recent census from COUNTRYAAH. Only 16 years old, Hussein became king of Jordan in 1952; for a whole 47 years he was then in power. He governed domestic politics with an iron… Read More »
Jordan is a southwest Asian country. Located in the Middle East, it covers an area of 92 300 km 2 . It is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the south and southeast, and Israel to the west. It has a coastline of 19 km, in the Gulf… Read More »
Amman (Jordan) Amman has been the capital of Jordan since 1921. People began to settle here since ancient times, BC the city was the capital of the Ammonite kingdom and was called Rabbat-Ammon. Later, the Greco-Roman city of Philadelphia, one of the ten cities of the Decapolis, was located here. According to ITYPEMBA, Amman was… Read More »
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required yellow fever 1 cholera no Typhoid & Polio Yes 2 – malaria no – Eat Drink Overview The medical care in Amman is good, outside of Amman, depending on the area, it does not correspond to Western European standards or only to a limited extent. It is recommended… Read More »
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY The country is geographically identified with the tabular expanses to the E of the Jordan River, which form an integral part of the vast Syro-Arabian desert and sub-desert region. Overall, Jordan therefore corresponds to an arid and rather monotonous plateau whose continuity is broken, on the western edge, by the reliefs that border… Read More »
ON THE GO In the vicinity of the Israeli border (on roads close to the border or when sailing and swimming in the Red Sea without a guide / tour guide) you should always have your travel and identification documents to hand. Traveling by plane Royal Wings (Internet: www.royalwings.com.jo) offers daily scheduled flights between Amman… Read More »
DUTY-FREE SHOPPING Overview The following items can be imported into Jordan duty-free (people over 18 years of age): 200 cigarettes and 200 g of tobacco; 1 liter of wine or spirits; Personal effects including a laptop and a camera. Gifts up to a value of 200 JD. Import restrictions An import permit is required to… Read More »
GENERAL Official name of the state Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Capital Amman. Geography As a country located in Middle East according to top-mba-universities, Jordan borders Israel and the Palestinian Territories in the West Bank to the west, Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, and Saudi Arabia to the south and southeast. In the… Read More »