The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the east and south; Iraq to the north-east; Syria to the north; Israel, Palestine and the Dead Sea to the west; and the Red Sea in its extreme south-west. Jordan is strategically located at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe. The capital, Amman, is Jordan's most populous city as well as the country's economic, political and cultural center.

 

Jordan has been inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic period; three stable kingdoms emerged there at the end of the Bronze Age: Ammon, Moab and Edom. Later rulers include the Nabataean Kingdom, the Roman Empire, and the Ottoman Empire. After the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottomans in 1916 during World War I, the Ottoman Empire was partitioned by Britain and France. The Emirate of Transjordan was established in 1921 by the then Emir Abdullah I, and it became a British protectorate. In 1946, Jordan became an independent state. Jordan is very rich country with its uncounted historical and religious sites during all periods and deserve to visit such as Gerasa (Jerash), Gedara (Umm Qays), Mount Nebo, Madaba , Machaerus, Petra and Bethany (Baptism site).

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