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Jordan takes its name from the Jordan River, which forms much of the country's northwestern border. [14] While several theories for the origin of the river's name have been proposed, it is most plausible that it derives from the Hebrew word Yarad (ירד), meaning "the descender", reflecting the river's declivity. [15]
A satellite map of the Middle East with Jordan in the center. A village near Al-Salt in the Balqa Governorate. Wadi Rum in Southern Jordan.. The country consists mainly of a plateau between 700 metres (2,300 ft) and 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) meters high, divided into ridges by valleys and gorges, and a few mountainous areas.
Jordan: Unitary 12 governorates (muḥāfaẓāt) 52 Districts (Alwia'a) 89 Subdistricts (Nahiya) qurah: Kazakhstan: Regional 17 regions (oblys) 3 cities with region rights (qala) Baikonur [bj] 319 raions (awdan) oblıstıq qala: kent: awıl aymaq: Kenya: Regional 47 counties (kaunti) 262 sub-counties (kaunti ndogo) 2,400+ locations (mtaa ...
He said he and his team had been discussing this possibility for Gaza, where a ceasefire took effect on Jan. 19, with Jordan, Egypt and other regional countries.
Levant: Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria; Lublin Triangle: Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine (Union of Lublin created the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) Lusofonia: an international organization representing countries and regions where Portuguese is a lingua franca or customary language
Arab countries released a statement opposing President Donald Trump's idea of relocating 1.5 Palestinian refugees from demolished Gaza to Egypt and Jordan.
This table lists the regional organisations each country is a member of. Table M Member ... Jordan: M Kazakhstan: M: M: M: M: M: M: M ...
The interior ministers of four Arab countries held talks in Jordan on Saturday to discuss ways of combatting the illegal drug trade in the region and agreed to set up a joint telecommunications ...