Kingdom of Jordan

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constitutional monarchy country in the Middle East sovereign state

The Kingdom of Jordan is a Middle Eastern constitutional monarchy known for its strategic location, political stability, and significant historical and religious sites such as Petra and the Jordan River.

Aliases (4)

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ×27
Emirate of Transjordan ×7
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan government ×1
Israel and Jordan ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional monarchy → country in the Middle East → sovereign state →
borderCountry	Iraq → Israel → Saudi Arabia → State of Palestine → Syria →
callingCode	+962 →
capital	Amman →
coastline	Gulf of Aqaba →
continent	Asia →
currency	Jordanian dinar →
currencyCode	JOD →
demonym	Jordanian →
formerName	Emirate of Transjordan →
governmentType	unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy →
hasSite	Dead Sea → Jerash → Jordan River → Petra → Wadi Rum →
headOfGovernment	Prime Minister of Jordan →
headOfState	Abdullah II of Jordan →
independenceDate	1946-05-25 →
independenceEvent	end of British mandate over Transjordan →
independenceFrom	United Kingdom →
internetTLD	.jo → .الاردن →
largestCity	Amman →
legislature	National Assembly of Jordan →
lowerHouse	House of Representatives of Jordan →
monarchDynasty	Hashemite dynasty →
nationalReligionSite	baptism site of Jesus on the Jordan River →
officialLanguage	Arabic →
officialName	Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan →
politicalCharacteristic	relative political stability in the region →
region	Middle East →
religionMajority	Sunni Islam →
sea	Red Sea →
shortName	Jordan →
strategicCharacteristic	geopolitically strategic location in the Middle East →
subregion	Levant →
titleOfHeadOfState	King →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWithin	Petra → Quseir Amra → Um er-Rasas →
UNMemberState	true →
upperHouse	Senate of Jordan →
writingSystem	Arabic script →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jordanian Armed Forces ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") → Prince Hamzah bin Hussein ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	allegiance
Jordan Museum ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") → University of Jordan ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	locatedIn
Jordanian annexation of the West Bank ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") → Jordanian–Palestinian conflict ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	location
King Hussein of Jordan ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") → Talal of Jordan ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	monarchOf
Irbid ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") → Zarqa ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	partOf
House of Hashim ("Emirate of Transjordan") → House of Hashim ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	ruled
JO ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	assignedTo
Queen Alia al-Hussein ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan government") →	associatedWith
Order of al-Hussein bin Ali ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	awardingBody
Jordan Rift Valley ("Israel and Jordan") →	borderBetween
British Mandate for Palestine ("Emirate of Transjordan") →	borderedBy
Prince Ali bin Hussein ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	citizenship
Jordan–Israel border ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	country2
House of Hashim ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	currentRealm
Kingdom of Jordan ("Emirate of Transjordan") →	formerName
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	foundedBy
Black September conflict ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	hasParticipant
Member States of the United Nations →	includes
Jordanian Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	jurisdiction
Holy Land ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	modernTerritoryIncludes
Kingdom of Jordan ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	officialName
Royal Automobile Museum ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	owner
King Hussein of Jordan ("Emirate of Transjordan") →	placeOfBirth
High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan ("Emirate of Transjordan") →	relatedTo
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration ("Emirate of Transjordan") →	replacedBy
Embassy of Jordan in Washington, D.C. ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	represents
Hashemite dynasty ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	seatOfJordanianMonarchy
Israel–Jordan peace treaty ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	signatory
Ottoman Empire ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	successor
Coat of arms of Jordan ("Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan") →	usedBy
Palestine pound ("Emirate of Transjordan") →	usedIn