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Jordan (JO) |
| Continent: |
Asia |
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| Surface: |
89.342 km ² |
| Inhabitants: |
5.611.202 |
| Capital: |
Amman |
International banking code (ISO Codes): |
OJ |
| Official language: |
Arab |
Code: |
+962 |
| Currency: |
Jordanian dinar |
Number plate: |
JOR |
| Routes of Jordan: |
563 |
Routes towards Jordan: |
577 |
| Preferred airports: |
Amman (AMM), Aqaba (AQJ), Civil Amman (ADJ) |
| Principal cities: |
Amman, Irbid, Wadi have-Sir, Aqaba, Madaba, As Salţ, Ar Ramthā, Mafraq, Al Jubayhah, Sahab, Al Quwaysimah, Jarash, Aţ Ţafīlah, `Izrā, Aydūn |
| Airline company based in Jordan: |
Royal Jordanian Airline |
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Tourist guide Jordan (Asia) |
Jordan is a country of the having Middle East of the common borders with Israel, the Territories Palestinians, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. The country is bordered in the North-West by the Dead Sea and the west by the gulf of Aqaba which gives him an access towards the Red Sea.
Geography: the Jordan river separates this area from desert plate in two parts. The Kingdom of Jordan gave up its rights on the area located at the west, the West Bank, in 1988. In the part is country rises a landscape of mountains until an altitude of 1700 m which goes down again to the North-East towards the steppes which carry out towards Syria and which recover nearly the two-thirds of the national territory.
Relief and river: the culminating point of the country, Jabal RAM, rises at an altitude of 1.750 m in the desert of Wadi Rum. The longest river, the Jordan, traverses 360 km, and revêt a great importance for the Christian world since if one believes the bible of it, it is in this river that Jesus de Nazareth was baptized by Saint Jean Baptiste. The river is fed by various rivers which join it and represents a source of important water supply for all the neighbouring countries where the rainfall is low.
Climate and period of voyage advised: it reigns in the North-West of Jordan a Mediterranean subtropical climate, characterized by hot and dry summers and moderate and wet winters. In the south and the east, it reigns rather a continental desert climate with wide variations of temperatures between the day and the night.
Official languages and spoken languages: the official language is Arabic. In the big cities, French and English are sometimes included/understood and spoken.
Health and vaccinations: generally one advises with the travellers to be made vaccinate against hepatitis has, typhus, the polio, the diphteria and tetanus. To prevent the viral diseases transmitted by the insects and the mosquitos, it is in general enough to cover well and apply products anti-insects available on the spot. In Jordan, the risk to contract paludism is non-existent. The health system is in addition satisfactory in the big cities and the very tourist places. It nevertheless is advised to contract a insurance-voyage including/understanding a insurance-repatriation for the most serious cases. For more safety and to avoid risks of infection, it is recommended to consume only bottled water, to peel the fruits well and to make cook vegetables before consuming them. Lastly, think of providing you with a first-aid kit of voyage.
Conditions of entry on the territory: the French nationals must be provided with a valid passport. A visa is also obligatory, but it can be easily obtained with L `arrived at the airports of Amman and Aqaba for one duration of stay lower than one month. The minors must be provided with an individual passport.
For further information concerning vaccinations, the conditions of entry and safety, you can for example consult the site of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Travel and transport: from Paris (CDG) some airline companies propose flights towards the international airport Queen Alia of Amman (AMM) which is to approximately 32 km in the south of the city and is very easy access. One can in particular quote Air France (AF) and Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) which propose direct flights. For the interior flights, one can turn to the private Jordanian company Jordan Aviation (R5) which proposes flights towards Aqaba and Mafraq as well as flights towards destinations of the adjoining countries such as Alexandria, Bahrayn, Dubai or Kuwait.
The capital: Amman, in the past Philadelphia, are since 1921 the capital of Jordan. Located in a very undulating area, it was like Rome built on 7 hills. Today the city extended considerably and shelters nearly 2 million inhabitants. Modern Arab city, it knew to develop a good infrastructure and to preserve in the same time of many Roman, Greek and Othoman vestiges. Among the historic sites, the Roman theater and the hill of the citadel count among most interesting. It is daily held several picturesque Eastern markets whose most famous, the old souk, is close to the citadel. The city lodges also many mosques among most impressive of the Middle East. One should not hesitate to leave the city to go over the Roman ancient site of the city of Jerash, which, thanks to the local climate one of is best preserved in the East. One can admire still there the Triumphal arch of Hadrian, the hippodrome, the place of the market like several theaters and baths. In the south of Amman draws up the town of Madaba, old woman 4.500 year old and again inhabited today. The city is universally famous for its mosaic of Palestine dating from the 6th century which represents the Holy World with for Jerusalem capital and of the scenes drawn from new and from old the wills. The mosaic, is made up of more than 2 million stones of all the colors and recovers a surface of 25m on 5m. She was discovered by chance at the time of excavations in 1896 in the church Saint George.
Tourist sites and places of bathe: the desert of Wadi Rum extends to the south from the country to the Gulf from Aqaba on the Red Sea and deserves an excursion without any doubt. This desert constitutes an exceptional natural phenomenon with its dunes sand bored of djebels to the impressive colors energy of the yellow to the red while passing by the black. The desert has been inhabited for more than 3.000 years and is traversed caravan roads. The tourists appreciate much to sleep there with open air. One can also benefit from his stay to overlap Arab thorough-breds. A visit in autumn is particularly recommended because in this season the 2.000 species of plants which push in this desert hatch, charming the directions as well visual as olfactive.
The Dead Sea, to 40 km in the south-west of the Amman capital, is the point low of the ground since it is to 400 m below the sea level. The lake, because it is one, is located at the southern point of the Jordan and constitutes the natural border between Jordan and the Territories Palestinians. The lake owes its name with its exceptionally high salinity, bordering the 30%. Because of its salinity, the Dead Sea is often regarded as having therapeutic virtues, in particular for the skin diseases. Even the people who cannot swim cannot drown there because water carries the bathers literally. The scientists estimate that the lake contains more 30milliards of tons of dissolved minerals.
When one is in the surroundings of the Dead Sea, one can go on the Nebo Mount because he is regarded as being the place of died of Brace. It is from here God allowed him to contemplate the Promised land before dying and it is here, one does not know exactly at which place, which god buried it. To commemorate this biblical episode, a church was built. One can enjoy there an absolutely splendid panoramic sight on the Dead Sea and all the Valley of the Jordan.
The cross castle-forts of Kerak and Montreal are also interesting for their architecture, typical of the period of the crusades, mixes styles European, Byzantine and Arabic.
In the Gulf of Aqaba extend from sumptuous sand beaches end, permanently bathed by the sun. Moreover, off the coasts draws up a coral reef, more in north of the sphere, which in fact a required site of diving. The sea has on average a constant temperature ideal 25 °C and is so transparent to it that it scintillates of all the colors under the sun and makes it possible to admire in-depth the underwater world.
The small balneal city of Aqaba constitutes a good starting point to go to the city troglodyte of Petra or in the desert of Wadi Rum. One can also thanks to connections in Ferry make an excursion towards the Egyptian port of Nuweiba.
With not missing: the most beautiful tourist attraction of Jordan east without question the city nabatéenne of Petra, located in the south of the country, with 200km of Amman. Classified since 1985 with the world heritage of humanity by UNESCO, the old city, with the monumental frontages carved with same the stone, rests dissimulated in a 2 km length natural rock fault. The city, whose cliffs often rise until a 100 m height in height, was in Antiquity an important shopping mall nabatéen for the area. The people of the nabatéens knew to make profitable the privileged geographical location of the city, located close to an important caravan road. They took in the form of customs a right-of-way by the city and supplied the caravans out of water, food and lodging. The city quickly became an economic center organized good. Unfortunately, at the 6th century an earthquake destroyed most of the city, all the buildings which were not cut in the rock. The researchers estimate that at the present time, only 1% of the old city were updated. Currently, 800 buildings are preserved. Architecture is there a mixture of styles nabatéen, Greek and Roman.
Religion: 88% of the population of Jordan declare Moslem confession sunnite. 10% declare Christian confession. One finds also a community monist.
Big cities and possibilities of lodging: Amman, Zarqa, Irbid, Ar-Rusaifa, Al-Quwaisima, Wadi have-Sir, Tila Al-Ali und Aqaba.
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Flights expensive not preferred towards and of Jordan/OJ
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