Jordan
About Jordan:
Jordan is located in the heart of the Middle East, Northwest of Saudi Arabia,
South of Syria, Southwest of Iraq, and East of Israel and the Palestinian
National Authority. Jordan has a population of 4.9 Million citizens.
Jordan’s arid desert landscape and few natural resources belie its importance in the history of the modern Middle East. The territory was part of the Ottoman Empire, which was dismantled after World War I (1914-1918) and replaced, in this part of the Middle East, by British and French control. Transjordan—the territory east of the Jordan River—came under British control, as did Palestine to the west of the Jordan River. Transjordan’s status as an independent kingdom was recognized in 1946 (the kingdom’s name was changed to Jordan in 1949).
Government
His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al
Hussein is the 43rd generation direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace
Be Upon Him). He assumed his constitutional powers as Monarch of the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan on February 7th, 1999, the day his father, the late King
Hussein, passed away.
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Natalie Na'was