In biblical times, the country that is now Jordan contained the lands of Edom, Moab, Ammon, and Bashan. Together with other Middle Eastern territories, Jordan passed in turn to the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Persians, and, about 330 B.C. , the Seleucids. The conflict between the Seleucids and the Ptolemies enabled the Arabic-speaking Nabataeans to create a kingdom in southeast Jordan.
Jordan was one of the locations where Stone Age hunter-gatherers settled for the first time, building villages and domesticating animals. Settlement expanded during the Bronze Age (roughly 3000-1200 BC) when Jordan also features in the Old Testament record: the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah were probably located on Jordan’s side of the Dead Sea.
In 1923, Britain recognized Jordan's independence, subject to the mandate. In 1946, grateful for Jordan's loyalty in World War II, Britain abolished the mandate.
The flag of Jordan is based on the flag of the 1916 Arab Revolt, which is a similar design with the same colors, but a different order and without the star. The flag of Jordan was made official on September 2, 1920.
The flag of Jordan consists of three equal width horizontal stripes - the top stripe is black; the middle one is white, and the bottom stripe is green. On the left side of the flag is a horizontal red triangle pointing towards the middle. In the middle of the triangle is a white, seven- pointed star.
Each of the focuses on the star speaks of the one of the mainstays of Islam, the seven verses of the primary surah of the Qur'an, called the Fatihah. The shades of the stripes speak of the verifiable traditions of the district of Jordan. The dark speaks of the Arab Abbasid tradition, the white shows Umayyad line, and the green is for the Fatimid line. The red triangle is for the Hashemite Emirate, the antecedent to the current Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Jordan Flag for the future.
Jordan was one of the locations where Stone Age hunter-gatherers settled for the first time, building villages and domesticating animals. Settlement expanded during the Bronze Age (roughly 3000-1200 BC) when Jordan also features in the Old Testament record: the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah were probably located on Jordan’s side of the Dead Sea.
In 1923, Britain recognized Jordan's independence, subject to the mandate. In 1946, grateful for Jordan's loyalty in World War II, Britain abolished the mandate.
The flag of Jordan is based on the flag of the 1916 Arab Revolt, which is a similar design with the same colors, but a different order and without the star. The flag of Jordan was made official on September 2, 1920.
The flag of Jordan consists of three equal width horizontal stripes - the top stripe is black; the middle one is white, and the bottom stripe is green. On the left side of the flag is a horizontal red triangle pointing towards the middle. In the middle of the triangle is a white, seven- pointed star.
Each of the focuses on the star speaks of the one of the mainstays of Islam, the seven verses of the primary surah of the Qur'an, called the Fatihah. The shades of the stripes speak of the verifiable traditions of the district of Jordan. The dark speaks of the Arab Abbasid tradition, the white shows Umayyad line, and the green is for the Fatimid line. The red triangle is for the Hashemite Emirate, the antecedent to the current Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Jordan Flag for the future.
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