"Vehicle registration plates of Jordan Jordan requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates. The current system was introduced in 2007, with the plates largely based on European specifications. The font used strongly resembles that found on present British registration plates. The format is: nn-nnnnn (usually 4 or 5 digits). Initial numbers include: 1-5: State owned (red square that says Jordan) 1: Ministers 2. Parliament 3. Parliament 5: General Government (example: service cars at the University of Jordan) 6: Aqaba free zone 7: Diplomatic (Yellow square that says Jordan) 8: Diplomatic (Yellow square that says"
"within Jordan after a change of license plates, registration and the payment of a tax at Jordan customs. For Drivers entering with a private car – International driver's license – can be issued at the MEMSI branch at the Israeli terminal. To use the Jordan River Crossing, all passports are required to be valid for at least 6 months. Jordanian visa is available on arrival to Israeli citizens, issued at the Jordanian terminal and costs JD10 for travellers who are planning to stay in Jordan for at least 3 nights and JD40 for travellers who are planning on staying there"
"lives within Jordan. The regulations were issued on 4 January 2015 and, near the end of the month, the Civil Status and Passports Department (CSPD) had received 9,741 applications to issue special identification cards for children of Jordanian women married to foreigners. Marwan Qteishat, director of the CSPD, told The Jordan Times near the end of January 2015 that they had issued 965 identification cards and processed 2,148 applications. Since 1988, and especially over the past few years, the Jordanian government has been arbitrarily and without notice withdrawing Jordanian nationality from its citizens of Palestinian origin, making them stateless. As"
"and a non-refundable return or circle trip ticket. An identity document is accepted in lieu of a passport for Jordanian citizens: <br> Holders of the passports issued by the following 81 countries and territories are granted visa on arrival at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli stamps, visas, or seals on their passport and are holding a telephone number, address in the Republic of Lebanon, and a non-refundable return or circle trip ticket for a maximum stay of one month, extendable for 2 additional months for tourism or business purposes (unless otherwise"
"rifles and T86 carbines, Browning HP automatic pistols; however, some units use the relatively uncommon Beretta Italian SS70/223 (the standard carbine of the Public Security Department and Police Force). The M-60 and FN-MAG are carried as the GPMG. The Badia forces generally carry the M-14 on camel back. Royal Jordanian Army The Royal Jordanian Army (Arabic: القوّات البرية الاردنيّة, ""Jordanian Ground Forces"") is part of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). It draws its origins from units such as the Arab Legion, formed in the British Mandate of Transjordan in the 1920s. It has seen combat against Israel in 1948, 1956,"
"also available around the clock. A Rent-a-Car service is also available at the airport. QAIA's parking facilities are divided into three key areas: A shuttle bus is available to transport passengers between the terminal and car park. Queen Alia International Airport Queen Alia International Airport (; transliterated: Matar Al-Malikah Alia Ad-Dowali) is Jordan's main and largest airport and is located in Zizya south of the capital city, Amman. It is named after Queen Alia, who died in a helicopter crash in 1977. The airport is home to the country's national flag carrier, Royal Jordanian Airlines and serves as a major"
"Royal Jordanian Royal Jordanian Airlines (; transliterated: ""Al-Malakiyyah al-'Urduniyyah"") is the flag carrier airline of Jordan with its head office in Amman, Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four continents from its main base at Queen Alia International Airport. Royal Jordanian is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and the Oneworld airline alliance. The airline operates over 500 flights per week, with at least 110 daily departures and was formerly known as Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines. The airline was established on 9 December 1963 and started operations on 15 December 1963 after a royal decree by the late"
"Tourism in Jordan Jordan (Arabic: الْأُرْدُنّ‎ ""Al-‘Urdunn"" ]), officially The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Arabic: المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية‎ ""Al-Mamlakah Al-Urdunnīyah Al-Hāshimīyah""), is a sovereign Arab state in the Middle East. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north, Israel and Palestine to the west. Jordan is strategically located at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe. The capital, Amman, is Jordan's most populous city as well as the country's economic, political and cultural centre. Its major tourist attractions include visiting historical sites, like the worldwide famous Petra (UNESCO World Heritage Site"
"they are used on the logos of many of its institutes. ""Quercus ithaburensis Decne."" or ""Quercus aegilops"" (Arabic: السنديان الطبراني أو الملول), a subspecies of the oak (البلوط) tree, is the national tree of Jordan. The official national bird of Jordan is the Sinai rosefinch (Arabic: الطائر الوردي). It was chosen as the country's national bird because of its rosy color which is similar to the color of Petra, ""The Red Rose City"", and because of its large inhabiting of the Jordanian desert. Black iris (Arabic: السوسنة السوداء) is the national flower of Jordan and can be found all across"
"IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNMOT, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTAET, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, WTrO Politics of Jordan The politics of Jordan takes place in a framework of a parliamentary monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Jordan is head of government, and of a multi-party system. Jordan is a constitutional monarchy based on the constitution promulgated on January 8, 1952. The king exercises his power through the"
"Royal Jordanian Air Force The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF; Arabic: سلاح الجو الملكي الأردني, transliterated ""Silāḥ ul-Jawu al-Malakī ’al-Urdunī"") is the air force of the Jordanian Armed Forces. Jordan gained independence in 1946, but its first air bases had been set up in 1931 by the Royal Air Force. By 1950, Jordan began to develop a small air arm which came to be known as the Arab Legion Air Force (ALAF). The Royal Air Force assisted in training this small air arm and provided equipment. The ALAF's primary fighter was the de Havilland Vampire and a Vickers VC.1 Viking"
"years and Jordan has been a haven for artists from surrounding countries. In January 2016, for the first time ever, a Jordanian film called Theeb was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The largest museum in Jordan is The Jordan Museum. It contains much of the valuable archaeological findings in the country, including some of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Neolithic limestone statues of 'Ain Ghazal and a copy of the Mesha Stele. Most museums in Jordan are located in Amman including The Children's Museum Jordan, The Martyr's Memorial and Museum and the Royal Automobile Museum."
"Office for international patients. Specialty Hospital, Jordan Specialty Hospital is a medical center in Amman, Jordan, established in 1993 under royal patronage. A 250-bed multispecialty equipped facility, it was the first hospital to attain the BS OHSAS 18001 certification and is also the owner of several other international and national accreditations and recognitions, such as MECC award, King Abdullah II award, HCAC accreditation, ISO 9002 and ISO 9001, and more. It features equipment and facilities including an Open MRI, a 3T MRI and 64-Slice CT Scan, 10 Operating Rooms with telemedicine capabilities, an I.V.F. Genetics Lab, 36 Royal Luxury Suites,"
"Royal Jordanian Airlines in 1986, the only fatal incident was when a hijacker, seeking political asylum, was killed by the on-board security agent on 5 July 2000, on board a Royal Jordanian Airbus A320 flying from Amman to Damascus. Royal Jordanian Royal Jordanian Airlines (; transliterated: ""Al-Malakiyyah al-'Urduniyyah"") is the flag carrier airline of Jordan with its head office in Amman, Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four continents from its main base at Queen Alia International Airport. Royal Jordanian is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and the Oneworld airline alliance. The airline operates over 500 flights"
"special amateur license number, JY1, which would have been the shortest possible call sign issued by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. When identifying a station by voice, the call sign may be given by simply stating the letters and numbers, or using a phonetic alphabet. Some countries mandate the use of the phonetic alphabet for identification. In wartime, monitoring an adversary's communications can be a valuable form of intelligence. Consistent call signs can aid in this monitoring, so in wartime, military units often employ tactical call signs and sometimes change them at regular intervals. In peacetime, some military stations will"
"and the 32nd freest in the world. Jordan ranked as having the 35th best infrastructure in the world, according to the World Economic Forum's Index of Economic Competitiveness. The Kingdom scored higher than many of its peers in the Persian Gulf and Europe like Kuwait, Israel. and Ireland. The 2010 AOF Index of Globalization ranked Jordan as the most globalized country in the Middle East and North Africa region. Jordan's banking sector is classified as ""highly developed"" by the IMF along with the GCC economies and Lebanon The official currency in Jordan is the Jordanian dinar and divides into 100"
"computer center was inaugurated. Lockheed L-1011 Tristars, Airbus A310s and Airbus A320s joined the fleet. In 1986, Alia changed its name to Royal Jordanian. The airline's first woman pilot flew one of their aircraft during this decade. Service was added to Belgrade, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Bucharest, Singapore, Riyadh, Kuala Lumpur – in cooperation with MAS, Sana'a, Moscow, Montreal, Delhi, Calcutta and Ankara. This decade also saw the introduction of the Gabriel Automated Ticket System – (GATS). The 1990s saw further expansion. Royal Jordanian and nine other Arab air carriers signed up for the Galileo CRS. The IMCS maintenance and"
"Queen Alia International Airport Queen Alia International Airport (; transliterated: Matar Al-Malikah Alia Ad-Dowali) is Jordan's main and largest airport and is located in Zizya south of the capital city, Amman. It is named after Queen Alia, who died in a helicopter crash in 1977. The airport is home to the country's national flag carrier, Royal Jordanian Airlines and serves as a major hub for Jordan Aviation. A state-of-the-art new terminal was inaugurated in March 2013 to replace the airport's older two passenger terminals and one cargo terminal. The three original terminals were made obsolete once the new terminal officially"
"Jordan Aviation Jordan Aviation (PSC) is an airline based in Amman, Jordan. It operates worldwide charter flights, provides wet lease services to major airlines seeking additional capacity and is also an important provider of air transportation for UN peacekeeping forces. Its main base is Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAM), Amman from where it operates its fleet of Wide Body and Narrow Body aircraft. In addition it has its own MRO which forms part of is Operations & Technical Centre opened in October 2010. Jordan Aviation is an IATA member and an IOSA certificated airline. It is also a member of"
"Kingdom of Jordan"", and now just ""Jordan"". Some countries have multiple allowed forms, from which the designer may choose the most suitable. The name may appear in an adjectival form, as in ""Posta Romana"" (""Romanian Post"") for Romania. Dependent territories may or may not include the name of the parent country. The graphic element of a stamp design falls into one of four major categories: The use of portrait busts (of the ruler or other significant person) or emblems was typical of the first stamps, by extension from currency, which was the closest model available to the early stamp designers."
"Flag of Jordan The flag of Jordan, officially adopted on 18 April 1928, is based on the flag of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The flag consists of horizontal black, white, and green bands that are connected by a red chevron. The colors stand are the Pan-Arab Colors, representing the Abbasid (black band), Umayyad (white band), and Fatimid (green band) caliphates. The red chevron is for the Hashemite dynasty, and the Arab Revolt. In addition to the bands and chevron, a white star with seven points is featured on the hoist side of the"
"of signing bilateral treaties with the United States, France, South Korea, China, Japan, Canada, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Spain, Argentina and the United Kingdom. The program also includes building a nuclear reactor on the Gulf of Aqaba 2–3 years after building the first one, with the purpose of desalinating water, followed by four nuclear electric power plants by the year 2035. In October 2013 the Russian VVER-1000 design was selected in a competitive tender for Jordan's first twin reactor nuclear power station. The Jordan Nuclear Regulatory Commission (JNRC) was established in 2007 to regulate and monitor the use of nuclear energy"
"new A319 due for delivery in late March in a special scheme, which would be based around the Oneworld name and logo. The aircraft, registration JY-AYP, has its fuselage painted white, with the tailfin and engines in normal Royal Jordanian colours. ""A member of Oneworld"" in prominent lettering is located at the front of the aircraft, with the usual title ""Royal Jordanian"" further back. Food and drinks served on flights leaving Amman are provided by Alpha Group. Hot meals will be served on a flight of at least three hour length. If the flight is shorter than one hour the"
"Royal Automobile Museum The Royal Automobile Museum (Arabic: ""متحف السيارات الملكي"") is an automobile museum in Amman, Jordan. Located next to the Al Hussein Public Parks, the museum was established in 2003 upon King Abdullah's wishes. The museum showcases a rare collection of Jordan's vehicles ranging from Hussein bin Ali's cars that came to Amman in 1916 to modern sports cars. The museum has the rover used in filming of Hollywood's movie ""The Martian"", which used Jordan's UNESCO world heritage site Wadi Rum as the backdrop for the Martian scenes. The rover was gifted to Jordan in return for the"
"hospitality with which Jordan received the movie cast and crew. Royal Automobile Museum The Royal Automobile Museum (Arabic: ""متحف السيارات الملكي"") is an automobile museum in Amman, Jordan. Located next to the Al Hussein Public Parks, the museum was established in 2003 upon King Abdullah's wishes. The museum showcases a rare collection of Jordan's vehicles ranging from Hussein bin Ali's cars that came to Amman in 1916 to modern sports cars. The museum has the rover used in filming of Hollywood's movie ""The Martian"", which used Jordan's UNESCO world heritage site Wadi Rum as the backdrop for the Martian scenes."
"Jordan Jordan ( ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ( '), is an Arab country in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and Israel and Palestine (West Bank) to the west. The Dead Sea is located along its western borders and the country has a small coastline to the Red Sea in its extreme south-west, but is otherwise landlocked. Jordan is strategically located at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe. The capital, Amman, is Jordan's most"
"collaborative venture with the King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau of Jordan (""KADDB""). This collaboration, Jordan Light Vehicle Manufacturing (JLVM), enabled Jankel to reduce sale prices and increase production volume by offering customers UK designed and engineered armoured vehicles, built in a Jordanian low-cost labour environment, but with the same materials and components as used in vehicles built in the UK. In 2004 Jankel secured its first Long Term Supply Agreement with the United Nations; the need to service this contract and large multiple-vehicle orders placed by other customers required JLVM to set about enlarging its Jordanian factory to 35,000"
"for the first time ever for Jordan, the film was nominated in the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Cinema of Jordan Jordan is a country with strong political support and a variety of locations that have been used by filmmakers from all over the world. Films that have been shot in Jordan include ""Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"" which was filmed in Petra' in 1988. ""Lawrence of Arabia"" directed by David Lean was filmed in the Wadi Rum desert in 1961. Recent films that were shot in Jordan are ""The Hurt Locker"" directed by Kathryn Bigelow,"
"required, when prescribed by the law of the Jordanian government, to bear arms on behalf of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to perform noncombatant service in the Jordanian Armed Forces, and to perform work of national importance under civilian direction. Under the supervision of an official authority, a person convicted by a court of law may be required to do any work or to render any service provided that the person is not hired to or placed at the disposal of any persons, companies, societies or public bodies. The code covering the Jordanian nationality was issued on 1 January 1954"
"Jordan Rally The Jordan Rally (رالي الأردن) is a rallying competition held in Jordan. It was a new addition to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar for the 2008 season, and the first occurrence of a WRC event in the Middle East. The rally was previously part of the Middle East Rally Championship. The 2008 rally was held from 24–27 April with the event headquarters located just outside the capital city of Amman. The 2008 Jordan Rally had 21 stages centred on the Dead Sea area (in 40 km radius). The stages all fell within a 75 km area,"
"Royal Jordanian Falcons The Royal Jordanian Falcons (صقور الأردن الملكية) is the national aerobatic demonstration team of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The team was formed on the orders of King Hussein of Jordan in 1976. It was initially led by American pilots Dave Rahm and Steve Wolf, but Rahm was killed in a 1976 crash during a performance in front of Hussein. The team used two and subsequently three Pitts S-2A Specials before changing to Walter Extra EA300s in 1992. Later, in 2007, the team's fleet was upgraded, the older Extra 300s were replaced by Extra 300Ls. The team"
"engineering system was added, a new Amman city air terminal was opened at the 7th Circle of the Jordanian capital, and services to Rafah started, since then halted. The cities of Toronto, Colombo, Jakarta, Berlin, Mumbai, Milan and Tel Aviv were added to the network. In November, 1997 Royal Jordanian became a code-sharing partner with the US carrier Trans World Airlines and moved operations into the TWA Flight Center (Terminal 5) at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. In 2000, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) renewed the airline's maintenance and engineering department's license. The duty-free shop"
"Human Rights Watch has stated, this is in direct violation of Jordan's nationality law of 1954 which provides that Palestinian residents of the West Bank in 1949 or thereafter received full Jordanian nationality following Jordan's incorporation of the West Bank in April 1950. Palestinians who moved from the West Bank (whether refugees or not) to Jordan, are issued yellow-ID cards to distinguish them from the Palestinians of the ""official 10 refugee camps"" in Jordan. From 1988 to 2012, thousands of those yellow-ID card Palestinians had their Jordanian citizenship revoked. Jordan's Interior Minister Nayef al-Kadi said: ""Our goal is to prevent"