JORDAN

Official Name:            Hashemite Kingdome of Jordan

Form of Government: Constitutional Monarchy

Head of State:             His Majesty King Abdulla Bin Hussein II

National Legislature:   Bicameral national assembly

                                    Senate: 40 members appointed by HM The King

                                    Chamber of Deputies: 80 directly-elected members

Area:                           88,946 sq. km.

Population:                  5.4 million

Capital:                        Amman

Other Major Cities:     Irbid, Zarqa, Salt, Kerak, Ma’an and Aqaba

Languages:                  Arabic, with English used extensively in commerce and by many Jordanians as a second language

Time:                           GMT + 2 hours; US Eastern Time + 7 hours

Currency:                    The Jordanian Dinar (JD), divided into 1000 Fils, or in common usage 100 Piasters (quroush). Conversions depend on daily rates. In 1997: USD $ 1.00 = JD 0.71; Euro1.00 = JD 0.88

 

 

 

Climate 

 Like most counties in the Middle East, Jordan’s climate is characterized by sunny skies and warm, dry weather most of the year. The rainy season though lies between November and March, with showers rarely lasting for more than a few days at a time. Summers are hot, but dry, and cooler, chilly nights are common in the desert and hilly areas, even in the summer. Best visiting times are autumn and spring, though most of the winter season is mild and pleasant.

 

Location 

Maximum flying time to Jordan from major European cities is five hours; from the USA, usually 12 hours with stops or connections in Europe. Neighboring countries include Syria, and Egypt , Saudia - Iraq. Cities under Palestinian administration are easily accessible by air, land or sea from several alternative points of departure/arrival.



SYRIA

Local Name: Al-jumhuriya al-Arabiya as-Suriya
Surface: 185.180 sq. km

Population: #18 Million inhabitants

System: Republic

President: Dr. Bashar Al Assad

Electricity: 220 volts. 50 Hz. (European style 2-pin plugs)

Passport: Valid Passport require by all.

Visa: you can obtain the visa directly from the airport or border for most nationalities European - Most of Asian – most of African – most of American countries.
Important note: Please be sure that you don’t have any Israeli stamp on your
Passport. Or the stamp of Jordan-Israel , Egypt-Israel border crossing .

Climate: Mediterranean climate characterized by hot, dry summer and mild, wet winter The average temperature in summer 30-35C and in winter 4-7C.

Capital: Damascus , Population # 2 millions

Main Cities: Aleppo – Lattakia – Homs – Hama – Derezzor – Tartous – Suweida – Dara’a

Language: Arabic – English and French.

Religions : over %80 Muslim with some Christians.

Money: Syrian Pound , Coins are in denominations of 1- 2 - 5 – 10 – 25 Pounds and Notes are in denominations of 5 - 10 – 25 – 50 – 100 – 200 – 500 – 1000 Pounds.

Timing: +2 GMT (+3 GMT from April 1 till September 30)

Telephone country code : +963

Local cities code : Damascus (11) - Aleppo (21) – Lattakia (41) – Homs (31) – Hama (33) – Derezzor (51) – Tartous (43) – Suweida (16) – Dara’a (15)

Post: Normal – DHL – Sky back – Federal express.

Borders:
North (Turkey)
West (Mediterranean & Lebanon)
South (Palestine - Jordan & Iraq)
East (Iraq).


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