The
Emirate of Transjordan ( ), also hyphenated as
Trans-Jordan and previously known as
Transjordania or
Trans-Jordania, was a British protectorate established in April 1921. There were many urban settlements beyond the
Jordan River, one in
Al-Salt city and at that time the largest urban settlement east of the Jordan River. There was also a small
Circassian community in
Amman.