Geography

Area – 86,020km²

Jordan is surrounded by other countries. It does not touch the sea at all. A country with no coastline is called “land-locked”. EVERESTMAX will pass through 2 land-locked countries during the expedition.

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Weather

Summer
Winter

In general Jordan has hot, dry summers and warm, wet winters. There are differences between the mountains and the desert; it rains in the mountains but is dry in the desert.

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People

Population

People (Ethnic Groups)

Religion

Jordanians are friendly by nature and very hospitable.

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Local Traditions

A lot of people in Jordan are Muslim and so there are a lot of Muslim traditions, for example

• People do not eat pork
  
• People do not drink alcohol
  
• During Ramadan, a big Muslim festival, Muslims do not eat, drink or smoke between sunrise and sunset
  
• Muslims worship in a mosque, they do not wear shoes in the mosque

• Women wear a long dress and cover their hair
• Women sometimes go to school and work but usually only in the cities

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Language

Arabic is the official language in Jordan. It has a different alphabet to English and looks different:

People read and write Arabic from right to left

!uoy teem ot ecin ,gninrom dooG
which is opposite to how we write English
Good morning, nice to meet you!

English is widely understood among upper and middle classes.

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Food

The national dish of Jordan is "Mansaf". It is made of lamb yogurt and served rice. It has a special white sauce called Jameed that it is made of salted dried goat milk. People eat it using their bare hands.

Jordanians like drinking coffee. It is poured a few drops at a time. When a guest's cup is empty it is filled up again straight away. When the guest has drunk enough he tips the empty cup from side to side.

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Politics

King – Abdullah bin Al-Hussein (Abdullah II)

Prime Minister – Adnan Badran

Jordan has a government. Part of the government is voted in by the Jordanian people and the other part is decided by the King.

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