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JORDAN

28th June, 2022 Social Issues

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  • Nearly 10 people died and more than 250 people were injured due to a poisonous gas leak in Jordan’s southern port city of Aqaba.
  • The officials have said that a gas tanker was leaked while being transported.

 

 

Jordan

  • Jordan is located in Western Asia.
  • It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe.
  • It is bordered by;
    • Saudi Arabia in the South and East.
    • Iraq in the Northeast.
    • Syria in the North.
    • Palestinian West Bank, Israel, and the Dead Sea in the West.
  • It has a coastline on the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea in the Southwest.
    • The Gulf of Aqaba separates Jordan from Egypt.
  • Amman is Jordan's capital and largest city.
  • It is a semi-arid country.
  • Around 95% of the country's population is Sunni Muslim.
  • It is a major tourist destination.
  • The Dead Sea at Jordan and Israel border is the lowest land point on earth.
  • It has the 5th largest oil-shale reserves in the world.

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