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Qafë Thanë. / 41.06556°N 20.60806°E / 41.06556; 20.60806. Qafë Thanë ( Macedonian: Ќафасан) is a mountain pass on the shores of Lake Ohrid in Albania. [1] It is located in the southeastern Albanian mountains, close to the border between Albania and North Macedonia. The border crossing point between the two countries is also ...
Transjordan, the East Bank, [1] or the Transjordanian Highlands ( Arabic: شرق الأردن ), is the part of the Southern Levant east of the Jordan River, mostly contained in present-day Jordan . The region, known as Transjordan, was controlled by numerous powers throughout history. During the early modern period, the region of Transjordan ...
Al-Maghtas ( Arabic: المغطس, meaning ' baptism ' or 'immersion' ), officially known as Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan", is an archaeological World Heritage Site in Jordan, on the east bank of the Jordan River, reputed to be the original location of the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist and venerated as such since at least the ...
Black September ( Arabic: أيلول الأسود Aylūl al-ʾAswad ), also known as the Jordanian Civil War, [9] was an armed conflict between Jordan, led by King Hussein, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), led by chairman Yasser Arafat. The main phase of the fighting took place between 16 and 27 September 1970, though certain ...
The Khatt Shebib is an ancient wall in Southern Jordan. The remains of the wall are 150 km long, making it the longest linear archaeological site in Jordan. [1] The archaeological ruins were first identified by British diplomat Sir Alec Kirkbride in 1948. [2] Ever since, a range of disciplines, including archaeologists, scientists and ...
Emirate of Transjordan. In 1965, Jordan and Saudi Arabia exchanged some territory. The Emirate of Transjordan ( Arabic: إمارة شرق الأردن, romanized : Imārat Sharq al-Urdun, lit. 'the emirate east of the Jordan'), officially known as the Amirate of Trans-Jordan, was a British protectorate established on 11 April 1921, [4] [1] [2 ...
Construction started that same year and in November, 1980, No 1 ( Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter) and No 11 Squadrons (F-5E/F Tiger II) were deployed there. The air base was officially opened on May 24, 1981. It was named after Lieutenant Muwaffaq Salti who died in battle with the Israeli Air Force on November 13, 1966, during the Battle of Samou.
King Hussein flying over the Dome of the Rock in East Jerusalem while the West Bank was still under Jordanian control, 1964. Hashemite custodianship refers to the Jordanian royal family 's role in tending Muslim and Christian holy sites in the city of Jerusalem. [1] The legacy traces back to 1924 when the Supreme Muslim Council, the highest ...