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	A short history of Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Present-day Jordan, inhabited by the Arab tribe of the Nabateans since the sixth century BC, is since 100 BC a Roman province.
		The armistice agreements of 1949 leave Jordan in control of the Westbank and provide that the armistice demarcation lines are without prejudice to future territorial settlements or boundary lines.
		Jordan signs a mutual defense pact in 1967 with Egypt and it participates in the 1967 war between Israel and the Arab states of Syria, Egypt and Iraq.
	www.electionworld.org /history/jordan.htm (586 words)

	Facts of The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
		The History of the Jordan region over the next 2 centuries was one of constant conflict between the Jewish kingdoms and the kingdoms on the east bank.
		The history of Islam in the Mediterranean region is characterized by surprising diversity.
		Jordan's modern history dates from 1921, when emir Abdullah, the second son of Sheriff Hussein, established the Emirate of Trans-Jordan as a self-governing territory under British mandate.
	www.jordanhere.com /other/facts/history.htm (686 words)

	Jordan History
		Jordan was created out of the greater mandated Palestine following World War I. The British saw an opportunity to appease Abdullah, a son of Hussein ibn Ali, who was ruler of the Hejaz in Arabia.
		Though Jordan had once hoped to remain the negotiator for the Palestinians in the matters of territory, it was forced to cede that power to the PLO under Yassir Arafat.
		Jordan has made some questionable decisions over the years including its opposition to the Camp David accords and the Egypt-Israel peace treaty and its support of Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War in 1991.
	www.nationbynation.com /Jordan/History1.html (336 words)

	History of Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jordan signed a mutual defense pact in May 1967 with Egypt, and it participated in the June 1967 war between Israel and the Arab states of Syria, Egypt, and Iraq.
		King Hussein ruled Jordan from 1953 to 1999, surviving a number of challenges to his rule, drawing on the loyalty of his military, and serving as a symbol of unity and stability for both the East Bank and Palestinian communities in Jordan.
		Jordan's continuing structural economic difficulties, burgeoning population, and more open political environment led to the emergence of a variety of political parties.
	www.historyofnations.net /asia/jordan.html (807 words)

	CHN Basketball History: Michael Jordan
		The 2002-03 season was heralded from the beginning as Jordan's final goodbye to his fans and he retired for the third time at the season's conclusion.
		Jordan played on two Olympic gold medal-winning American basketball teams: as a college player in the 1984 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics as a member of the original "Dream Team," with other legends such as Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.
		James R. Jordan is a Sergeant Major in the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.
	www.collegehoopsnet.com /history/michaeljordan.htm (1374 words)

	NBA.com: Michael Jordan Bio
		Jordan propelled the Bulls past the Cavs in the first round of the playoffs as in the decisive Game 5; he scored the memorable buzzer beater-floating jumper over Craig Ehlo for a 101-100 victory.
		Jordan, who by now shaved his head completely bald triggering another trend and making him recognizable by just the dark rounded silhouette of his head, was now known as a champion.
		Jordan led the NBA with 30.4 ppg as the Bulls charged to a record 72 victories during the regular season, then stormed through the playoffs with a 15-3 record ending in a six game series win over the Sonics.
	www.nba.com /history/players/jordan_bio.html (3723 words)

	Jordan History \| iExplore.com
		Jordan’s planned takeover of the presidency of the movement from South Africa is now in jeopardy.
		Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature.
		Jordan is a member of various pan-Arab economic bodies, notably the Council of Arab Economic Co-operation and the Arab Monetary Fund.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Jordan/History (1666 words)

	Travel in Amman - Jordan - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Jordan was part of the Roman Empire between 63 and 324A.D. A league of ten cities, known as the Decapolis, was established at this time to facilitate the area's trade and commerce.
		Jordan's modern history dates from 1921, when Emir Abdullah, the second son of Sherif Hussein, established the Emirate of Trans-Jordan as a self-governing territory under British mandate.
		King Abdullah II appointed his younger brother Prince Hamza as his Crown Prince.Amman, the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan since 1950, was one of the cities that constituted the Decapitalias, the Greko-Roman trade cities.
	www.mideasttravelling.net /jordan/amman/amman_history.htm (631 words)

	Jordan: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		The Middle East kingdom of Jordan is bordered on the west by Israel and the Dead Sea, on the north by Syria, on the east by Iraq, and on the south by Saudi Arabia.
		Jordan was swept into the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, however, and lost East Jerusalem and all of its territory west of the Jordan River, the West Bank.
		Jordan: situated on the eastern limits of the Levant, Jordan is a fledgling country in an ancient land.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107670.html (1147 words)

	South Jordan, Utah
		South Jordan was settled in 1857 by Alexander and Catherine Lince Beckstead.
		The ditch diverted water from the Jordan River to irrigate crops as early as June of 1857.
		Today, South Jordan's most distinctive and recognizable landmark, visible from miles around, is the LDS Jordan River Temple overlooking the open space and protected green belts of the Jordan River Parkway.
	www.southjordancity.org /history.asp (371 words)

	Jordan History - TravelPuppy.com
		During the 11th and 12th centuries, Jordan was the scene of some of the major conflicts among the Christian Crusaders and Islamic forces.
		After 1967, political power in Jordan was concentrated fully in the hands of the King and his Council of Ministers, therefore political parties and almost all political activity were banned.
		Jordan’s planned takeover of the presidency of the movement from South Africa is now in danger.
	travelpuppy.com /jordan/history.htm (1284 words)

	Jordan - History - The Tragedy of Palestine
		Jordan - History - The Tragedy of Palestine
		Jordan did not participate in the Rhodes Conference, but concluded its armistice with Israel directly on the ground.
		As a result of the war, many Palestinian Arabs from the Jordanian-controlled areas found that union with Jordan was of vital importance to the preservation of Arab control over the “West Bank” territories which had not fallen to the Israelis.
	www.kinghussein.gov.jo /his_palestine.html (1882 words)

	FOCUS on JORDAN - History
		On July 31, 1988, Jordan announced that it was officially severing all legal and administrative ties to the West Bank and surrendering its claims to the PLO.
		Hebrew states developed on the hills west of the Jordan River, while the small states of Edom, Gilead, Moab, and Ammon were settled east of the Jordan River.
		he Edomites ruled southern Jordan; the Moabites settled in the centre of the country; and the Amorites had their capital at Hisban, south of Amman; the Ammonites controlled the area around Amman; and the Kingdom of Gilead reigned in the northern region around the Zerqa River.
	www.focusmm.com /jordan/johist_1.htm (773 words)

	Holy Land Network - Jordan River History and Jordan River Pictures
		Jordan River - the major river in ancient Israel, from its main source at Banias in the foothill of Mount Hermon, the Jordan River runs south in a great crack in the earth's surface where two tectonic plates meet.
		The Jordan is clear, and in some places reaches a width of over twenty yards and a depth of nearly seventeen feet and is more than thirteen miles in length; a bridge, which connects Damascus with Galilee, crosses it.
		Jesus Christ was baptized in the Bethany across the Jordan River (John 1.28) He traveled south to Jordan River to meet John the Baptist who was baptizing in the river all who came and repented of their sins.
	www.holylandnetwork.com /jordan_river/jordan_history.htm (427 words)

	Utah History Encyclopedia
		West Jordan's original unofficial area included most of the valley on the West Side of the Jordan River, and about a three-mile strip on the east side of the river past State Street in an area now occupied by Midvale, Sandy and the former Crescent area.
		West Jordan was also the site of some of the very earliest airplane flights in the west, which commenced in 1909 and continued through 14 March 1910.
		In politics, West Jordan was the home of Jean M. Westwood, when she was chosen to chair the National Democratic party on 14 July 1972, the first woman in America to chair a major national political party.
	www.media.utah.edu /UHE/w/WESTJORDAN.html (984 words)

	Handel and Haydn Society
		Opened in 1903, Jordan Hall was the gift of New England Conservatory trustee Eben D. Jordan the 2nd, a member of the family that founded the Jordan Marsh retail stores and himself an amateur musician.
		Although Jordan Hall was built just three years after and one block away from Symphony Hall, the two halls have very different designs.
		Nearly a century after it was built, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory continues to be a cherished performance venue for Boston's music community, and the Society looks forward to continuing its own performance history there into the future.
	www.handelandhaydn.org /calendar/venues/jordan_history.htm (408 words)

	History of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - Amman, Madaba, Petra, Jerash, Ajloun, Aqaba, Umm Qais, Umm al Jimal
		History of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - Amman, Madaba, Petra, Jerash, Ajloun, Aqaba, Umm Qais, Umm al Jimal
		Salah ad Din (known in the West as Saladin) and his successors ruled Jordan from his main seat of power in Egypt from the late 12th century until they were displaced by the Mamluks, a race of mostly Kurdish and Circassian origin.
		Jordan was governed along with modern-day Palestine and Syria as a single administrative entity (called a vilayet).
	www.jordan-travel-guide.de /jordanhistory.html (1105 words)

	History of Jordan, Pa.
		This township was erected from Beccaria by a decree of the court of quarter sessions of Clearfield county, dated February 5, 1835, and was named in honor of Hugh Jordan, a former associate judge of the county and an ex-soldier of the Revolutionary war.
		He stayed there a short time, and then came to Jordan township, and purchased three hundred acres of land, the same being later owned by his sons James, Joseph and Isaac, his daughter Mary, his grandson Taylor McNeel and John Mays.
		She died in the early eighties, and he married Margaret, daughter of John Hunter, of Jordan township.
	history.rays-place.com /pa/clear-jordan.htm (2223 words)

	Economy of Jordan, Culture of Jordan, Jordan History, Jordan Flag, History of Jordan
		Jordan is 79 percent urban; nomads and semi nomads represent about 5 percent.
		Jordan is almost landlocked and has inadequate supplies of water, which makes it unsuitable for agriculture.
		Jordan heavily depends upon foreign aid from its oil rich neighbors.
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/jordan1.html (295 words)

	Jordan (British Empire & Commonwealth Land Forces)
		Constitutional history: Jordan was created 1921 from part of former Ottoman Empire, and administered as a British Mandate under authority of the League of Nations until 1946.
		Jordan annexed the West Bank as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and lost it to Israel in the 1967 war.
		Jordan is not a member of the Commonwealth.
	www.regiments.org /nations/mideast/jordan.htm (327 words)

	JORDAN'S OF MAYO: HISTORY
		The Jordan's of Mayo are predominantly of Norman descent stemming from one Jordan D'Exeter who accquired estates in Ireland following the Norman Invasion of 1172.
		The original source of the name is said to come from knights of the crusades who brought back bottles of water from the river Jordan and used it to baptise their children whom the accordingly named "Jordan".
		It is to be presumed that the Mayo Norman Jordan D'Exeter landed somewhere in North Mayo near Killala perhaps.
	members.aol.com /petejordn/jordan.htm (500 words)

	Jordan - US FTA :: History of Agreements
		Realizing the interdependence of the economies of the world, Jordan has taken the lead in a number of areas aimed at integrating its economy with the Middle East and the world.
		Focusing on trade relationships, Jordan is determined to further liberalize the trade regime in order to improve the efficiency of Jordanian firms and meet the challenges of increased international competition.
		Jordan has taken significant steps in achieving these goals by establishing agreements with other countries, regionally and internationally, and through the accession to the World Trade Organization in 2000.
	www.jordanusfta.com /history_of_us_jordan_trade_en2.asp (132 words)

	Air Jordan History - HoopsVibe
		However, the name of Michael Jordan also perseveres on leather and lace in the form of the Air Jordan basketball shoe, the footwear phenomenon that has become nothing short of a dynasty since the release of the AJ1 in 1985.
		The Jordan III was the first to incorporate Nike’s now-famous "Air" technology, featuring a visible unit in the sole beneath the elephant pattern panel which became this shoe’s trademark.
		The first Jordan to have its sole made of clear rubber, the V stayed relatively clean and simple, mixing a paneled upper with an alternate-colour trim to make a Jordan many consider one of the best-looking of the range off-court.
	www.hoopsvibe.com /retro-basketball/air-jordan-history-ar23141.html (2815 words)

	Jordan Pond House Restaurant - Our History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Jordan Pond House traces its history from 1847.
		The original farm house was built by the Jordan family of Seal Harbor, for whom the pond and house were named.
		They were responsible for the character and atmosphere of the original Jordan Pond House, with its birch bark dining rooms and massive fieldstone fireplaces.
	www.jordanpond.com /history.html (152 words)

	History of Jordan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jordan first took Aqaba from al-Hijaz, then expanded its boundary exchange with Saudi Arabia to give up a considerable area of desert and get more closer to Aqaba.
		Jordan did not participate in the Gulf War of 1990–1991.
		In the late 1990s, Jordan's unemployment rate was almost 25%, while nearly 50% of those who were employed were on the government payroll.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Jordan (952 words)

	History - The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As the crossroads of the Middle East, the lands of Jordan and Palestine have served as a strategic nexus connecting Asia, Africa and Europe.
		Thus, since the dawn of civilization, Jordan's geography has given it an important role to play as a conduit for trade and communications, connecting east and west, north and south.
		Finally, Jordan was incorporated into the classical civilizations of Greece, Rome and Persia, the relics of which are scattered across the Jordanian landscape.
	www.kinghussein.gov.jo /history.html (390 words)

	A Brief History of Jordan Almonds (Confetti)
		These are just a few of the myriad colors, tastes and shapes of Italian confetti, also known in the "new world" as Jordan Almonds, which are those little sugar-coated candies present at every important occasion in Italian life.
		In their most classic form they are exactly the candies known as sugared almonds, "Jordan Almonds" or dragees.
		Although our Amorini Hearts & Jordan Almonds are not made in Italy, we carry a vast array in different sizes and packages that are ideal for any celebratory event.
	www.candyfavorites.com /shop/catalog_jordan_almond_history.asp (357 words)

	Conference examining Jordan's modern social history opens Tuesday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		AMMAN —; The development of Jordan's social institutions, including the family, labour and women's movements, as well as political parties and ethnic minorities, will be the focus of a conference set to open on Tuesday.
		Some of the most renowned authorities on the Kingdom's modern history will gather at the University of Jordan (UJ) between March 24 and 26 for the meeting on "The Social History of Jordan," which will cover six main themes on social changes over the last 100 years.
		The panels will focus on: family and society in the late 19th century; the establishment of the state; the arts and social history: changes and challenges in the 20th century; the regional and international context; and identity and public space and democratisation.
	www.jordanembassyus.org /032298007.htm (503 words)

	Jordan Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Don't be fooled: Jordan is, on the whole, peaceful.
		Travellers to Jordan should exercise caution in popular public sites and be informed at all times of the current political situation.
		The strange kink in the eastern border between Jordan and Saudi Arabia is known as 'Winston's Hiccup', supposedly because Winston Churchill drew the boundary of Transjordan after a more than satisfactory lunch.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /destinations/middle_east/jordan/history.htm (275 words)

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