Yarden (ירדן)

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Greek Name: Ιορδανία

English Name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Arabic Name: الاردن

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Main Language: Jordanian Arabic

Secondary Languages: ---

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Current Population: 10,658,123

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Interesting Facts:

• Jordan has been called 'Transjordan' throughout history. Today is called the "Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan".

• The country of Jordan is not mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, but is located in Gad, Reuben and Gilead, the northern Isrealite Kingdoms of Israel.

• Although, not mentioned in the Hebrew Bible the word Jordan is often referred as the Jordan River, which is called "the other side of the Jordan". It mentioned over 180 times in the Hebrew Bible.

• The Greek also refer to the word, Jordan as the "Jordan River". This is translated from the Hebrew meaning to flow down.

• In Arabic, the word Jordan means "Jordan".