ASSIGNMENT 5 ( JORDAN )

JORDAN

Name: Jordan

Location: Middle East, Northwest of Saudi Arabia

Climate: Mostly arid desert, rainy season in nest

Population: 5,153,378 (July 2001 est)

Famous For:
Wadi Rum is a desert full of mountains and hills located south of Jordan. It is popular for its sights in addition to a variety of sports that are practiced there, such as rock-climbing. It is also known for its connection to Lawrence of Arabia.

History:
With the break-up of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War,the league of Nations created the Frence Mahdate of Syria and British Mandate Palestine. Approximately 90% of the British Mandate of Palestine was east of the Jordan river and was known as “ Transjordan”. In 1921, the British gave semi-autonomous control of Transjordan to the future King Abdullah 1 of Jordan, of the Hashemite family.

Thing to see:
Petra in Ma'an the home of the Nabateans, is a complete city carved in a mountain. The huge rocks are colorful, mostly pink, and the entrance to the ancient city is through a 1.25 km narrow gorge in the mountain - called the Siq. In the city are various structures, all (except 2) are carved into rock, including al Khazneh - known as the Treasury - which has been designated as one of the "New Seven Wonders of the World” by the for-profit New Open World Corporation. Other major sites of interest in Petra include the Monastery, the Roman theatre, the Royal Tombs, the High Place of Sacrifice Petra was rediscovered for the western world by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812.

Soure: http://www.wikipedia.com/