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JORDAN
Capital
Amman
Currency
Jordanian dinar (JOD)
Area
89,342 sq km
Location
Jordan is bordering with Syria on the north. The country is bounded on the east by Iraq, south-east and south by Saudi Arabia and west by Israel. Country has an access to Red sea at Aqaba.
Land boundaries
1,635 km
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m
highest point: Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m
Language
Arabic (official), English widely understood among upper and middle classes
Nationality
Jordanian
Religions
Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), other 2%
Time
UTC + 2
National holiday
2010
1 Jan New Year's Day
26 Feb Mawlid al-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet)
2 Apr Good Friday
5 Apr Easter Monday
1 May Labour Day
25 May Independence Day
10 Jun Army Day
9 Jul Prophet's Ascension
11 Aug Ramadan begins
10 Sep Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
16 Nov Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
7 Dec Islamic New Year
25 Dec Christmas
2011
1 Jan New Year's Day
15 Feb Mawlid al-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet)
22 Apr Good Friday
25 Apr Easter Monday
1 May Labour Day
25 May Independence Day
10 Jun Army Day
28 Jun Prophet's Ascension
1 Aug Ramadan begins
31 Aug Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
7 Nov Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
26 Nov Islamic New Year
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Amman
The Citadel
Petra
The Treasury
Madaba
City of mosaics
The burial site of Moses
Mt Nebo is supposed to be a burial site of Moses.
From Mt Nebo is visible Holy Land and Jerusalem.
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