JORDAN

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 The Hashemait Kingdom of Jordan.

 The Capital of Hashemait Kingdom of Jordan  -Amman.

 Official language - Arabian.
  Also English is widely distributed

 The Jordanian dinar: 1JD = 1.408451 USD
1 dinar = to 100 piasters or 1000 fials.
Banknotes are in circulation used: 500 fials, 1 dinar, 5, 10, 20, 50
Dinars and a coin: 5, 10, 25, 100, 250, 500 fials.

 About 5 million persons.

 The basic religion - an islam.
  Also the christianity is distributed.

 Minus one hour from Moscow time, plus two hours to Greenwich time. 
  Summertime is entered since April till October.

Official day off in Jordan is the Friday, however many owners
Shops (christians) do not work and on Sundays. 
A number(line) of national holidays is marked on the European calendar, т. With. Always
In the same day:
Holiday of work = May, 1. 
Day of independence and Army = May, 25.
Muslim holidays which dates change annually in limits are marked also
Two weeks in connection with that for an establishment of their approach is used lunar
Calendar.

Well and with all the heart to have a meal is in tradition Jordanians, and consequently many restaurants 
Offer a wide choice of the Arabian dishes on quite reasonable prices.
At hotel restaurants offer the free menu Arabian and foreign 
Kitchens. 
Try from national dishes Mansaf - stewed entirely barshek under eogort
The sauce, submitted on rice, msakhan - a chicken fried in olive oil with
Onions sauce on a thick Arabian flat cake,makloba - stewed vegetables with meat or
Fish and with rice as a garnish, and, naturally, shish kabab - finely cut mutton.

 The Jordanian souvenir products represent tradition of skilful crafts and national 
The creativity, originating in depth of millenia. The most traditional 
Subjects of the Jordanian crafts are Madabian carpets, a groove on olive
To tree, nacreous products, an embroidery a dagger, a Palestinian pottery,
, silver ornaments, various stone animals,
bedoain ornaments and hand-made articles, old sabres, guns of the beginning of century, leather
, filled with sand. Amman will enable you to see hundreds
Fine subjects of domestic utensils.

 Average temperature. 
 Climate tropical, mainly deserted, близ Mediterranean sea - subtropical.
 Spring and autumn in Jordan long and extremely pleasant seasons. A season of rains
 On the north countries since November till March, and Aqaba remains a warm and solar resort
   round Year.

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