alexandreawhite

JORDAN

[|Blue Ridge School District]



** What does the flag stand for? ** The horizontal band of black, represents the Abbassid Caliphate, white, represents the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green, represents the Fatimid Caliphat. The red isosceles triangle on the let represents the Great Arab Revolt of 1916. The small white seven-pointed star symbolizesthe seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran. The seven points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue and aspirations. What inpired the flag was the Arab Revolt flag of World War I.

- **Location:** Eastern hemisphere - **Continent:** Asia - **Population:** 6,342,948 (July 2009 EST.) -**Capital City:** Amman  **Imports:** crudeoil, iron, machinery
 * -Mountains:** Kerak and Madaba
 * -Three major waterways:** Dead Sea, Jordan River, Gulf of aquba

**-Exports**: fertilizer, potash, vegetables

-**Official language:** arabic -**Religion:** Sunii Muslim

- Two current issues in this country is the number of refugees from Iraq because of conflict. Another problem is the trafficking of people. Men are usually used for labor. Women are used for prostitution.
 * Current Issues**

**- May 25th, 1946 gains independence from britain -1950 Adopts the name Jordan -1967 Jordan lost West Bank to Israel
 * - Important dates

- King Abdallah II - February 7th, 1999 -Prime Minister Nader al-DAHABI- 25 November 2007 -Mr. Zeid Rifai- President of the Senate march 9th, 1989
 * -Important leaders **

Ajloun: ** The Islamic castle Ajloun stands on top of the 1123 meter high Jabel Auf and is embedded in a nice environment. It was built in the 12th century by a general of the famous sultan Salah ad-Din to protect the country agains the Crusader attacks and to secure the pilgrim routes.  -**Desert Castles:** The most remarkable buildings in the eastern Jordanian desert are the palaces built by the Umayyad caliphs in the 7th and 8th century. Most of the castles can be visited within one day. The large black fortress Qasr al-Azraq and Qasr Amra are the most charming of the desert castles due to its fresco paintings.
 * Places I would like to visit in Jordan.


 * Jerash:** The best example of a Roman provincial city in the Middle East is Jerash, 50 km north of Amman. It was initially built by Alexander the Great in 332 BC and started to prosper after the Roman conquest in 63 BC.

Jordan is very different then the United States. The government is the mostly the same except that Jordan is a Monarchy, meaning that that they have a king. The population of Jordan is much smaller then the population of the United States. The country is also much poorer then the United States. jordan has less land also they are amuslims country were in te united states their are more christians.

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