{"id":352097,"date":"2025-12-16T14:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=352097"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:14:08","slug":"key-facts-about-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/key-facts-about-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts About Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Amman on a landmark Jordan visit after 37 years, coinciding with 75 years of diplomatic relations.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Facts About Jordan<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352100\" style=\"width: 347px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-352100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?resize=347%2C271&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Key Facts About Jordan\" width=\"347\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C798&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?resize=768%2C599&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica-2.jpg?w=1057&amp;ssl=1 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It is a country in <strong>Western Asia,<\/strong> situated at the crossroads of the continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Naming:<\/strong> Jordan is <strong>named after the Jordan River<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capital City:<\/strong> <strong>Amman<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bordered by:<\/strong> Jordan is bordered by <strong>Syria to the north<\/strong>, <strong>Iraq to the east,<\/strong> <strong>Saudi Arabia to the south and southeast<\/strong>, and <strong>Israel and Palestine to the west.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Water Bodies:<\/strong> Jordan is associated with the <strong>Dead Sea<\/strong>, the <strong>Gulf of Aqaba<\/strong>, and the <strong>Sea of Galilee<\/strong>, with the <strong>Dead Sea along its western border.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Main ports: <\/strong>Jordan is largely landlocked, with a <strong>26-km coastline on the Gulf of Aqaba\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a0<strong>Red Sea <\/strong>and<strong> Al-Aqabah is its only port<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Gulf of Aqaba:<\/strong> Jordan has a <strong>26-kilometre-long coastline along the Gulf of Aqaba in <\/strong>the <strong>Red Sea.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Climate:<\/strong> Jordan\u2019s climate varies greatly, with <strong>Mediterranean conditions in the highlands<\/strong> and <strong>arid desert conditions in the eastern regions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terrain:<\/strong> It has an <strong>arid desert plateau in the east <\/strong>and a <strong>north\u2013south geological rift along the west<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major River:<\/strong> The <strong>Jordan River<\/strong> flows through the country and drains into the <strong>Dead Sea<\/strong>\u00a0and the <strong>Yarmuk River<\/strong>, an eastern tributary of the Jordan, <strong>forms part of Jordan\u2019s northern boundary with Syria.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Highest Point:<\/strong> <strong>Jabal Umm ad Dami<\/strong> (<strong>1,854 m)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowest Point:<\/strong> The <strong>Dead Sea<\/strong>\u00a0at <strong>&#8211; 420 m <\/strong>from sea level, making it the <strong>lowest land point on Earth.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Forest cover: <\/strong>Forests cover is <strong>less than 2% <\/strong>of Jordan\u2019s area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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