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Last uploaded: February 24, 2015
Preferred Name

Jordan

Synonyms

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Al-Mamlakah al-Urdunniyyah al-Hasimiyyah

Definitions

A country in Southwest Asia, bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the north-east, Israel and the West Bank to the west, and Saudi Arabia to the east and south. It shares the coastlines of the Dead Sea, and the Gulf of Aqaba with Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Jordan is divided into 12 provinces called governorates. The Governorates are subdivided into approximately fifty-two nahias.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00002473

definition

A country in Southwest Asia, bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the north-east, Israel and the West Bank to the west, and Saudi Arabia to the east and south. It shares the coastlines of the Dead Sea, and the Gulf of Aqaba with Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Jordan is divided into 12 provinces called governorates. The Governorates are subdivided into approximately fifty-two nahias.

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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Al-Mamlakah al-Urdunniyyah al-Hasimiyyah

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GAZ

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GAZ:00002473

label

Jordan

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GAZ_00002466

notation

GAZ:00002473

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Jordan

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