Default
Jordan Articles
About Jordan
Jordan Weather
Jordan Pictures
 
 
History of Jordan

With Break-up of Ottoman Empire at the end of First World War, League of Nations and occupying powers select to withdraw borders of Middle East. Ensuring decisions that are most notable Sykes-Picot Agreement and gave the birth to French Mandate of the Palestine was east of Jordan river known as "Transjordan". Country was called as "Transjordan" under the British supervision until after Second World War. In year 1946 British request United Nations approve the end to Mandated of British rule in Transjordan. Following that approval Parliament Transjordanian King as first ruler of Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan. During Arab-Israeli War in 1948 Jordan captured some area of Cisjordan that is now called as West Bank

 

Abdullah took as little King of Jordan and changed officially name of country to Hashemite Kingdom in 1949. In following year he annexed West Bank, only 2 countries recognized that annexation Pakistan and Britain. There was an exchange of land in year 1965 between Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Jordan gave up large area relatively, area of inland desert, in return for small piece of Sea-shore that was near Aqaba. Jordan also signed the military pact with Egypt in 1967 together in 1967. During the war, areas of Jerusalem and West Bank won by Israel from Jordan, and then in 1988 Jordan announced all claim to territory that occupied by Israel.

 

In Amman and northern Jordan heaviest fighting occurred in which Syrian army invaded Jordan to attack over Jordanian army in the Amman as well as some other urban areas of Jordan. In 1974 at Rabat summit conference, Jordan was now more secure position to agree with rest of Arab League.

 

Allied Arab league forces in 1973 attack Israel in Yom Kippur and fighting occurred along Jordan River in 1967 that was a cease-fire line. Jordan then sends a bridge to the Syria to attack over Israel units on the Syrian Territory, but it didn't have engaged Israel forces from the territory of Jordanian.

 
footer