Jordan (; ), officially the
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ( ), is an
Arab kingdom in
Western Asia, on the East Bank of the
Jordan River. Jordan is bordered by
Saudi Arabia to the south and east,
Iraq to the north-east,
Syria to the north, and
Israel and
Palestine to the west. Since the dawn of civilization, the country's location at the crossroads of the
Middle East has served as a strategic nexus connecting Asia, Africa and Europe.