Culture of Jordan

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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Geography
Governorates · Cities Transport · The Mediterranean Dead Sea · Red Sea · Amman
History of Jordan
Hashemites · Transjordan · Black September Sykes-Picot Agreement · Mandate of Palestine · PLO
Arab-Israeli conflict
1948 War · Six-Day War Peace treaties with: Israel
Economy
Aqaba · Petra
Demographics · Culture
Music of Jordan · Sports in Jordan University of Jordan · Arabic · Famous Jordanians
Religion
Islam in Jordan · Christianity in Jordan
Politics
Kings · Prime Ministers · Marouf al-Bakhit King Abduallah II
Foreign affairs
United Nations · Arab League
Jordanian Armed Forces
Land Force · Intelligence Department · Air Force His Majesty's Special Security · Royal Special Forces
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The culture of Jordan is based on Arab and Islamic elements. Notable aspects of the culture include the music of Jordan as well as an interest in sports, particularly football and basketball as well as other imported sports mainly from the west and other elements.

Contents 1 Sports 2 Music 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Sports

The most popular sports in Jordan are football (soccer) and basketball. The increase of interest in football can be attributed to the recent success of the Jordan national football team, after they qualified for the AFC Asian Cup for the first time ever in 2004. The ordanian basketball team also experienced success after receiving sponsorship by Zain. The team now participate in various Arab and Middle East

[edit] Music

[edit] External links

• Information on Jordanian culture

[edit] References

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