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The Jordan River's principal tributary is the Yarmouk River. Near the junction of the two rivers, the Yarmouk forms the boundary between Israel on the northwest, Syria on the northeast, and Jordan on the south. The Zarqa River, the second main tributary of the Jordan River, flows and empties entirely within the East Bank.
Jordan renounced its claim to the territory to the Palestinians in 1988 and signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. Jordan is a semi-arid country, covering an area of 89,342 km 2 (34,495 sq mi) with a population of 11.5 million, making it the eleventh-most populous Arab country.
A topographic map of Jordan. Geography of Jordan. Jordan is: an Arab country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. Southwest Asia; Middle East. The Levant; Time zone: UTC+02, summer UTC+03; Extreme points of Jordan. High: Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m (6,083 ft)
Satellite imagery of the Southern Levant. The Southern Levant is a geographical region encompassing the southern half of the Levant.It corresponds approximately to modern-day Palestine, Israel, and Jordan; some definitions also include southern Lebanon, southern Syria and/or the Sinai Peninsula.
Jordan geography-related lists (1 C, 7 P) A. Geography of Amman (2 C, 2 P) B. Borders of Jordan (6 C, 1 P) D. Deserts of Jordan (3 P) E. Ecoregions of Jordan (1 C, 6 ...
Jordan and Israel Topographic map. The Jordanian Highlands is a mountain range in Jordan. It extends north and south through the western portion of the country, between the Red Sea-Dead Sea depression to the west and a plateau to the east. The highlands are home to most of Jordan's population and large cities.
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These retreating units, as well as two brigades that were held in reserve in the Jordan Valley, formed defensive positions on the Jordanian side of the Jordan valley and deeper in Jordanian territory. The Jordanian valley features, namely the river and the high and steep escarpments contributed to the strength of this position.