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trip planner Ashley and sadie =Ashley's research= [] 11/5/09 Jordan is is slightly smaller than Indiana. Total area: 1,635 km border Bordered by: Iraq 181 km, Israel 238 km, Saudi Arabia 744 km, Syria 375 km, West Bank 97 km.

Climate:
Mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April).Strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank.

Flag:
The flag has three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the Abbassid Caliphate, white, representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles  triangle on the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran. The seven points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations . The Arab Revolt flag of World War I.

 Laws:
 Not allow to eat pigs it is forbidden but a lot of people obey. = Culture Gram = = =

About 92 percent of Jordan's people are Sunni Muslims. Allah (god), Our'an (Koran), praying 5 times daily,donating money to poor, and fasting from sunup to sundown each day during the holy month Ramandan.

Football (soccer)the most popular sport in Jordan, followed by Volleyball, Basketball, and Martial arts. Due to social restrictions, women do not participate in sports in public as much as men do; however, they do play some sports in schools and clubs.

Handmade glass, Cartenware, Basketwork, Carpets and Embroidery. Architecture is the predominant visual art, partly because Islam forbids the deception of living things.

5,906,760 Over 1,ooo,ooo people live in the capital of Amman.

Arabic is official language, Arabic alphabet consists of 28 letters, English is widely understood among Jordans upper classes, is taught as a second language in schools Circassians speak Circassian and Arabic.