<P> Jordan ( / ˈdʒɔːrdən / ; Arabic : الْأُرْدُنّ ‎ Al - ' Urdunn ( al. ʔur. dunn ) ) , officially The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ( Arabic : المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية ‎ Al - Mamlakah Al - Urdunnīyah Al - Hāshimīyah ) , is a sovereign Arab state 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 , Israel and Palestine to the west . The Dead Sea lies along its western borders and the country has a small shoreline on 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 populous city as well as the country 's economic , political and cultural centre . </P>
<P> Jordan ( / ˈdʒɔːrdən / ; Arabic : الْأُرْدُنّ ‎ Al - ' Urdunn ( al. ʔur. dunn ) ) , officially The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ( Arabic : المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية ‎ Al - Mamlakah Al - Urdunnīyah Al - Hāshimīyah ) , is a sovereign Arab state 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 , Israel and Palestine to the west . The Dead Sea lies along its western borders and the country has a small shoreline on 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 populous city as well as the country 's economic , political and cultural centre . </P>
where is the country jordan located on a map
where is the country jordan located on a map
bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south , Iraq to the north - east , Syria to the north , Israel and Palestine to the west
bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south , Iraq to the north - east , Syria to the north , Israel and Palestine to the west