1. Kingdom of Jordan
By Emily

2. Do you know where Jordan is?
Jordan is in the Middle East
Syria is to the north
Israel and the Red Sea to the west
Saudi Arabia to the east and south

3. Do you know? What is the capital city of Jordan? Amman
What is the currency used?
Jordanian Dinar
What is the official language?
Arabic but English is also used

4. Religion
Jesus was baptised in the river Jordan by John the Baptist

5. Religion
Moses is buried on Mount Nebo in Jordan

6. The City of Petra The word ‘Petra’ means stone
Petra is an ancient city that has over 800 fantastic rock structures
Petra is the most popular tourist spot in Jordan
It has been called
a ‘rose-red
city, half as old
as time’

7. Petra
Petra is a huge city that was carved into rock by the Arab people.
Entrance to the city is through the Siq, a narrow gorge, over 1km in length with high cliffs on both sides.
The colours and formations of the rocks are dazzling.

8. Petra was carved into the rock 2,000 years ago but was only discovered by the Europeans in the 19th century

9. Dead Sea The Dead Sea is in the north west of Jordan.
It is the lowest point on earth
The River Jordan is the only water source flowing into the Dead Sea.
Small springs under and around it form pools of quicksand along the edges.
Dead Sea means the “sea of salt”.
There is so much salt in the Dead Sea it makes it very easy
for people to float.

10. The King and Queen of Jordan
Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein is the King of Jordan,
He is married to Rania al-Abdullah
They have four children, two princesses and two princes

11. أتمنى أن تكون مادتي عن الأردن قد أعجبتكم شكرًا لاستماعكم I hope you enjoyed my presentation about Jordan Thanks for listening
اميلي. Emily