News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Amman on a landmark Jordan visit after 37 years, coinciding with 75 years of diplomatic relations.
Key Facts About Jordan
- Location: It is a country in Western Asia, situated at the crossroads of the continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe.
- Naming: Jordan is named after the Jordan River.
- Capital City: Amman
- Bordered by: Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south and southeast, and Israel and Palestine to the west.
- Water Bodies: Jordan is associated with the Dead Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Sea of Galilee, with the Dead Sea along its western border.
- Main ports: Jordan is largely landlocked, with a 26-km coastline on the Gulf of Aqaba in Red Sea and Al-Aqabah is its only port.
- The Gulf of Aqaba: Jordan has a 26-kilometre-long coastline along the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea.
- Climate: Jordan’s climate varies greatly, with Mediterranean conditions in the highlands and arid desert conditions in the eastern regions.
- Terrain: It has an arid desert plateau in the east and a north–south geological rift along the west.
- Major River: The Jordan River flows through the country and drains into the Dead Sea and the Yarmuk River, an eastern tributary of the Jordan, forms part of Jordan’s northern boundary with Syria.
- Highest Point: Jabal Umm ad Dami (1,854 m).
- Lowest Point: The Dead Sea at – 420 m from sea level, making it the lowest land point on Earth.
- Forest cover: Forests cover is less than 2% of Jordan’s area.
