Transjordan
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Transjordan was a former British-controlled territory east of the Jordan River that became the Emirate of Transjordan and later the modern Kingdom of Jordan.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Transjordan canonical | 52 |
| Transjordan region | 3 |
| modern-day Jordan | 2 |
| northern Transjordan | 1 |
| southern Transjordan | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British mandate territory
ⓘ
former political entity ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Amman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialStatus | British protectorate ⓘ |
| contains |
Amman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irbid NERFINISHED ⓘ Karak NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| currency | Palestine pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonym | Transjordanian ⓘ |
| endPoint | 1946 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Arabs ⓘ |
| event |
creation of Emirate of Transjordan
ⓘ
independence of Transjordan ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
Jordan Rift Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
desert plateau ⓘ |
| hasDynasty | Hashemite dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm |
British-controlled territory
ⓘ
emirate ⓘ |
| hasRuler | Abdullah I of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Interwar period
ⓘ
World War II era ⓘ |
| independenceFrom | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| independenceYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | League of Nations Mandate system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Middle East ⓘ |
| mandatePower | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jordan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
Mandate for Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Emirate of Transjordan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| startPoint | 1921 ⓘ |
| successorState | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| todayPartOf | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedScript | Arabic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (59)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Philadelphia (ancient Amman)