Geography of Jordan
The Jordan is a country of the the Middle East, surrounded by the Syria with north, the Iraq in the North-East, the Saudi Arabia in the east and the south, and finally Israel and the the West Bank in the west. All these borders represent 1619 km. The Gulf of Aqaba and the Dead Sea delimit also the country. Jordan also has 26 km of littoral. The main cities of the country are Amman (1.181.000 inhabitants in 2001), Irbid and Az Zarqa, all three located in the North-West of the country.
Jordan is made up mainly of an arid desert plate in the east, and of one mountainous region in the west. The Valley of the great rift and the the Jordan separate Jordan from Israel. The culminating point of the country is “Jabal RAM” with 1754 meters, contrary the Dead Sea is the least low. The climate is dry and hot, consequence of the desert. However, the country has one rainy season in the west from November to April.
With 14 other countries, one regards Jordan as being " the Cradle of humanity ".
97,2% of the population are Moslem, mainly of rite sunnite and approximately 2.7% of orthodoxe Christians live in Jordan especially in Amman and Irbid.
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