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Independence Day (Arabic: عيد الاستقلال, romanized: ʿīd al-istiqlāli) is an event in Jordan marking its 1946 independence from the United Kingdom.. Following the Great Arab Revolt during World War I, the Ottoman Empire which included modern-day Jordan was partitioned by Britain and France, leading to the establishment of the Emirate of Transjordan as a British protectorate in ...
Ain Ghazal, one such village located at a site in the eastern part of present-day Amman, is one of the largest known prehistoric settlements in the Near East. [23] Dozens of plaster statues of the human form, dating to 7250 BC or earlier, have been uncovered there; they are one of the oldest large-scale representations of humans ever found. [24]
Independence Day: 29 June: 1976 United Kingdom Sierra Leone: Independence Day: 27 April: 1961 Singapore: National Day: 9 August: 1965 Malaysia: Proclamation of Singapore. Slovakia: Independence Day: 28 October: 1918 Austria-Hungary: Independence declaration by the Czechoslovak National Council. [77] Independence Day: 17 July: 1992 Czechoslovakia
1 January – New Year's Day; 29–31 March - Eid al-Fitr; 20 April - Gregorian Easter; 1 May – Labour Day; 25 May – Independence Day; 6–9 June – Eid al-Adha; 26 June – Islamic New Year; 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday; 25 December - Christmas Day
After four centuries of stagnant and many times nominal Ottoman rule (1516–1918), Turkish control over Transjordan came to an end during World War I when the Hashemite Army of the Great Arab Revolt, took over and secured present-day Jordan with the help and support of the region's local Bedouin tribes, Circassians, and Christians. [78]
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[3] [4] Won the Journalist award and the award for Best Actress (Tahani Salim) at the International Arab Film Festival in Oran, Algeria. V View, The: 2008 Hazim Bitar and Rifqi Assaf: Rabee Zureikat, Kian Hattar Drama Winner of Best Short Film at the Abu Dhabi International Film Festival ($75000) Dajjal: The Slayer and His Followers: 2018 Rana ...
Jordan has, in recent decades, established itself as an attractive destination for filmmaking for a number of reasons: its variety of locations, infrastructure, sunny weather, governmental support for the film industry, straightforward administrative procedures and financial incentives. A cash rebate is available, which varies between 10% and ...