Jordan Reference and Travel Guide

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Overview

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Jordan's wealth of romantic legends

concerning holy grails, lost cities and Lawrence of Arabia, should guarantee its position as a top destination for curious visitors, but it's situation at the centre of the turbulent Middle East means that it has long been a tourist backwater. The country is split into three area - the Jordan …

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Overview of Jordan

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan offers a new horizon for travelers to the Middle East. It contains dazzling, unspoiled desertscapes and countryside and legendary lost cities from ancient times, but its also an orderly country with a modern infrastructure and a population that has a long …

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Brief History of Jordan

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was recognized as a sovereign independent state on March 22nd, 1946; when the British government relinquished its mandate over Transjordan.

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