Jordan and Syria
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Jordan and Syria are neighboring Middle Eastern countries that share a land border and have historically complex political, economic, and water-resource relationships.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bilateral relationship ⓘ |
| areMembersOf |
Arab League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderControlIssue | militant movements and arms trafficking ⓘ |
| borderCreatedFrom | post–World War I colonial boundaries ⓘ |
| borderCrossings |
Jaber–Nassib crossing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramtha crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderCrossingsStatus | periodically closed due to security concerns ⓘ |
| borderEstablished | 20th century ⓘ |
| borderLengthApproxKm | 375 ⓘ |
| colonialMandatePower |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictInvolvementContext | Arab–Israeli conflict region ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| cooperationArea |
security coordination at various times
ⓘ
water-resource management ⓘ |
| diplomaticMissions | embassies subject to periodic downgrades or closures ⓘ |
| diplomaticRelations | yes ⓘ |
| economicRelationType |
cross-border trade
ⓘ
transit routes for goods ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance | land link between the Levant and Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| haveWaterAgreement | Yarmouk River water-sharing arrangements ⓘ |
| historicalContext | both part of the Ottoman Empire before World War I ⓘ |
| humanitarianIssue | Jordan hosting Syrian refugees ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| politicalRelationType |
complex
ⓘ
fluctuating ⓘ |
| postOttomanContext | emerged as separate states under European mandates ⓘ |
| refugeeImpact | large Syrian refugee population in Jordan ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| religiousDemographyFeature | majority Sunni Muslim populations ⓘ |
| securityIssue |
Syrian civil war spillover
ⓘ
refugee flows from Syria to Jordan ⓘ smuggling across the border ⓘ |
| shareBorder | Jordan–Syria border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shareRiver |
Jordan River basin tributaries
ⓘ
Yarmouk River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shareRiverBasin | Yarmouk River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tensionFactor |
Syrian internal conflict since 2011
ⓘ
differences in alliances and regional alignments ⓘ |
| tradeStatus | trade volumes affected by conflict in Syria ⓘ |
| transportCorridor | highway link between Amman and Damascus ⓘ |
| waterCooperation | Joint water committees at various times ⓘ |
| waterIssueType |
allocation of surface water
ⓘ
dams and reservoirs ⓘ groundwater use ⓘ |
| waterTension | disputes over Yarmouk River usage ⓘ |
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