Explore Jordan in Asia - Jordan Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Jordan with its capital Amman is located in Asia (Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia). It covers some 92,301 square kilometres (slightly smaller than Indiana) with 6,198,000 citizens. Arabic and English are the the languages spoken by people in Jordan. Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Israel and Palestinian Territory are bordering countries.

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About Jordan

The topography features mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west with Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River. The average density of population is about 67 per km². The climate in can be described as mostly arid desert with rainy season in west (November to April). Potential natural disasters are droughts or periodic earthquakes.

To reach someone in Jordan dial +962 prior to a number. There are 501,200 installed telephones. And there are 6,014,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".jo". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 12 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Jordan

Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Jordan Tourism

P.O.Box: 830688
Amman 11183
Jordan

Phone: +962 6 5678294
Fax: +962 6 5678295

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Petra

Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is...

Quseir Amra

Built in the early 8th century, this exceptionally well-preserved desert castle was both a fortress with a garrison and a residence of the Umayyad caliphs. The most outstanding features of this...

Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)

Most of this archaeological site, which started as a Roman military camp and grew to become a town from the 5th century, has not been excavated. It contains remains from the Roman, Byzantine and...

Wadi Rum Protected Area

The 74,000-hectare property, inscribed as a mixed natural and cultural site, is situated in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia. It features a varied desert landscape consisting of a...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Jordan

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Jordan is growing at an rate of 2.16% (or by 138,329 citizens). Each year 18,004 people leave this country (or 2.80 per thousand citizens) - making it an emmigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 2.44%. Or an total increase of 156,333 citizens.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.