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Social Interactions With Other Countries and Within Jordan

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Social Interactions With Other Countries and Within Jordan

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Jordan has a small economy in comparison to other countries in the Middle East. It has insufficient supplies of oil, water, and other natural resources so it relies heavily on other countries to supply these. Jordan's largest economic sectors are finance, transportation, and the industrial sector.

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Jordan is a very geographically diverse country. It has fertile valleys, colorful sand and rock mountains, and arid deserts. It also contains the Dead Sea, which is the lowest point on earth.

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Learn Arabic - How to Introduce Yourself in Arabic

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The official language of Jordan is Arabic, although English is taught to students and is widely spoken.

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There are three styles of clothing for women in Jordan. One of the most prominent types is religion oriented outfits, which include an outfit called the libris shar'i or jilbab. This outfit consists of a floor-length, long-sleeved, button-front dress worn with the hair covered by a scarf.

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In Jordan, when people visit friends and family Turkish-style or Arabic-style coffee, tea, or fruit juice is served to the guests.

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Muharram is unique holiday of Jordan that takes place in January as it marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year. Each year, it occurs on a different day according to the cycles of the moon.

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+ Jordan Tourism Board. “Values and Tradition.” Feasting in Jordan, international.visitjordan.com/GeneralInformation/valuestradition.aspx.

+ “The World Factbook: Jordan.” Central Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, 29 Jan. 2019, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/jo.html

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Folk art is important and survives through leather crafts, pottery, ceramics, and tapestries.

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Jordan's government values travel, since King Abdullah ordered that government workers be given Friday and Saturday off, in hopes of developing new interests and traveling to sites such as Petra.

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Jordan is also important to Islam because many tombs of prophet Muhammad's companions are located there.

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For Jews and Christians, Jordan is part of the holy land, sacred for its connection to Christian biblical figures, such as John the Baptist as well as Jewish patriarchs Abraham and Moses.

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Jordan is 97.2 percent Muslim (predominantly Sunni Branch Muslim) 6 percent of Jordan's population is Christian.