Jordan

Jordan

Country in West Asia

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and both Israel and Palestine to the west. The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country's western border within the Jordan Rift Valley. Jordan has a small coastline along the Red Sea in its southwest, separated by the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt. Amman is the country's capital and largest city, as well as the most populous city in the Levant.

Also known as...Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Kingdom of Jordan, Yarden, Giordania, ISO 3166-1:JO, HKJ, and State of Jordan
Jordan tourism hit by war

Tourism in Jordan has been severely impacted by the Iran war, with visitor numbers plunging.