The Jordan History

 Archaeological evidence suggests that humans have been in Jordan for at least 90,000 years. This evidence includes Paleolithic tools such as knives, hand-axes, and scrapers made from flint and basalt. Jordan is part of the Fertile Crescent, one of the regions of the world where agriculture originated during the Neolithic period (8,500 – 4,500 BC). People in the area likely domesticated grains, peas, lentils, goats, and later cats to protect their stored food from rodents. The written history of Jordan begins in biblical times with the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab, and Edom, which are mentioned in the Old Testament.

From the time of Mesopotamia, it was ruled by the Nabataean kingdom. It was he who developed the Arabic script from which the writing of modern Arabic began. The Greek meaning of Mesopotamia is "between two rivers". The area lies between the Tigris (Tigris) and Euphrates rivers. It includes areas of modern-day Iraq's Babil District, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and Iran's Quzestan province. The Harappan civilization has been called 'Meluha' in Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is a historical region of Western Asia, located within the Tigris–Euphrates river system. Mesopotamia is the site of the earliest development of the Neolithic Revolution from about 10,000 BC. Its identity is "inspired by some of the most important developments in human history, mathematics, astronomy, agriculture, including the invention of the wheel, the development of the cursive script, and planting of the first cereal crops.

The Sumerians and Akkadians (including the Assyrians and Babylonians) dominated Mesopotamia from the beginning of written history (c. 3100 BC) until the fall of Babylon in 539 BC when it was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire. For many centuries it was ruled by the Islamic caliphate, which was ruled by Damascus and then Baghdad. After Mongol (1259), Crusader (1020), Ayyubi (1170), and Mamluk rule, it became the possession of Ottoman Turks in 1516. Turkey was defeated in World War I and became part of the British Empire. It became independent in 1946.

 The currency of Jordan is the Jordanian Dinar. The religion of most of the people in Jordan is Islam which is mostly a Sunni community. The highest mountain in Jordan is Jabal Umm ad Dami, whose height is 1,854 meters. The longest river of Jordan is River Jordan, whose length is 251 km is. while the largest lake here is the 'Sea of ​​Galilee' which is spread over 166 square kilometers. There has been a planetary war in Jordan from September 1970 to July 1971, which is called Black September. The national animal of Jordan is the Arabian Oryx and the national bird is the Sinai rosefinch. Jordan is classified by the World Bank as a country of "high human development" with an "upper middle income" economy. The economy of Jordan is one of the smallest in the region.

Jordan, officially known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is an Arab country located in the southern part of the Syrian Desert, south of the Gulf of Aqaba, in Southwest Asia. Most of it is surrounded by desert in the north, Syria in the north, Iraq in the northeast, Israel in the west, and Saudi Arabia in the east and south. Programs in both Arabic and English are broadcast on TV in Jordan. The most important thing about this country is that the people here have the freedom to watch cable TV which is not there in many Arab countries. Some mysterious and gigantic figures remain in the Jordanian desert, which extends from Syria to Jordan and Saudi Arabia. These mysterious figures are called 'Ajrak Oasis Wheel'. These figures are believed to have been made about 8500 years ago.

 Petra, one of the seven wonders of Jordan, is a famous archaeological site; it dates back to 300 BC. It was the capital of the Nabatean kingdom. The Nabataeans built the city of Petra to track the celestial movements of the Sun. Petra one of the Seven New Wonders of the World is present in Jordan, which is also included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Actually, Petra is a famous archaeological site, which used to be the capital of the Nabatean kingdom around 300 BC. In 106 AD it came under Roman rule. Nabataean was the most populous city at that time with 20,000 inhabitants. This was the center of the entire Arab and European world, which is located on the Silk Route. Petra was also a major junction for the silk and spice trade routes. About half the city was destroyed by an earthquake in 363 AD. After several invasions by the Umaids, it was abandoned in the second half of the 7th century. Many of its palaces were destroyed by the end of the 11th century. t was later discovered in 1812 by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. Petra is a vast city of tombs, monuments, statues, and sacred structures. There are about 800 carved tombs in Petra. The site around Petra also has an archaeological park of 265 square meters. The Petra Theater was formerly built in the Hellenistic style in AD 106. The Petra Theater had seating for 5,000 to 8,000 people.