[191], According to data from the Jordanian Ministry of Public Works and Housing, as of 2011[update], the Jordanian road network consisted of 2,878 km (1,788 mi) of main roads; 2,592 km (1,611 mi) of rural roads and 1,733 km (1,077 mi) of side roads. [47] The Edict of Thessalonka made Christianity the official state religion in 380 AD. [207], Jordan is among the most water-scarce nations on earth. Each of these slabs supported a block of limestone with an inclined top to bear a supporting shoe for the ironwork. Several Jordanian writers and poets have gained fame in the Arab world including Mustafa Wahbi Tal (Arar), Tayseer Sboul, Nahed Hattar, Fadi Zaghmout and others. [230] This particle accelerator that was opened in 2017 will allow collaboration between scientists from various rival Middle Eastern countries. [55], The tower received its 200,000,000th guest on 28 November 2002. The majority of tourists coming to Jordan are from European and Arab countries. [214] King Abdullah inaugurated large-scale renewable energy projects in the 2010s including: the 117 MW Tafila Wind Farm, the 53 MW Shams Ma'an and the 103 MW Quweira solar power plants, with several more projects planned. [239] Descendants of Armenians that sought refuge in the Levant during the 1915 Armenian Genocide number approximately 5,000 persons, mainly residing in Amman. [18] The highlands above the Jordan Valley, mountains of the Dead Sea and Wadi Araba and as far south as Ras Al-Naqab are dominated by a Mediterranean climate, while the eastern and northeastern areas of the country are arid desert. [266], The largest museum in Jordan is The Jordan Museum. [104] The tower also lost its standing as the world's tallest tower to the Tokyo Tower in 1958 but retains its status as the tallest freestanding (non-guyed) structure in France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.. [216], Jordan has the 5th largest oil-shale reserves in the world, which could be commercially exploited in the central and northwestern regions of the country. [42], Upon the German occupation of Paris in 1940, the lift cables were cut by the French. [58] A glass floor was installed on the first level during the 2014 refurbishment. Therefore, SETE may be unable to claim copyright on photographs of Paris which happen to include the lit tower. [104] The fedayeen activities soon became a threat to Jordan's rule of law. [27] Eiffel invited Edison to his private apartment at the top of the tower, where Edison presented him with one of his phonographs, a new invention and one of the many highlights of the exposition. [38] A year later, in February 1926, pilot Leon Collet was killed trying to fly under the tower. [97], The imposition of copyright has been controversial. [46] On 25 June, before the Germans had been driven out of Paris, the German flag was replaced with a Tricolour by two men from the French Naval Museum, who narrowly beat three men led by Lucien Sarniguet, who had lowered the Tricolour on 13 June 1940 when Paris fell to the Germans. While both team and individual sports are widely played in Jordan, the Kingdom has enjoyed its biggest international achievements in Taekwondo. The highlight came at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games when Ahmad Abu Ghaush won Jordan's first ever medal[273] of any colour at the Games by taking gold in the -67 kg weight. [104], At the 1991 Madrid Conference, Jordan agreed to negotiate a peace treaty sponsored by the US and the Soviet Union. [83] Abdullah's successes drew the envy of the British, even when it was in their interest. [15] The country is a major tourist destination, also attracting medical tourism due to its well developed health sector. [304] Jordan has 2,000 researchers per million people. King's Lynn railway station is the northern terminus of the Fen line in the east of England, serving the town of King's Lynn, Norfolk.It is 41 miles 47 chains (66.9 km) from Cambridge and 96 miles 75 chains (156.0 km) measured from London Liverpool Street.. [16] Nonetheless, a lack of natural resources, large flow of refugees and regional turmoil have hampered economic growth. The searchlights on top of the tower made it a beacon in Paris's night sky, and 20,000 flashing bulbs gave the tower a sparkly appearance for five minutes every hour on the hour. [44] In 106 AD, Emperor Trajan annexed Nabataea unopposed, and rebuilt the King's Highway which became known as the Via Traiana Nova road. The daily opening and closing of the exposition were announced by a cannon at the top. [19] Much of the area that makes up modern Jordan was historically called Transjordan, meaning "across the Jordan", used to denote the lands east of the river. [122] The mountainous regions in the northwest are clothed in natural forests of pine, deciduous oak, evergreen oak, pistachio and wild olive. It was run by the multi-Michelin star chef Alain Ducasse from 2007 to 2017. [282] Jordan came within a point of reaching the 2012 Olympics after losing the final of the 2010 Asian Cup to China by the narrowest of margins, 70–69, and settling for silver instead. The design of the Eiffel Tower is attributed to Maurice Koechlin and Ãmile Nouguier, two senior engineers working for the Compagnie des Ãtablissements Eiffel. [56], The Crusaders constructed several Crusader castles as part of the Lordship of Oultrejordain, including those of Montreal and Al-Karak. It has been mostly unscathed by the violence that swept the region following the Arab Spring in 2010. [70] A series of tax and land reforms (Tanzimat) in 1864 brought some prosperity back to agriculture and to abandoned villages; the end of virtually autonomy predictably provoked a backlash in other areas of Transjordan. Work carried out in 2000 added a further 5.3 m (17.4 ft), giving the current height of 324 m (1,063 ft). [40] The Nabataeans massed a fortune from their control of the trade routes, often drawing the envy of their neighbours. In Jordan there are 8060 researchers per million people, while the world average is 2532 per million. [27] At 2:35 pm, Eiffel hoisted a large Tricolour to the accompaniment of a 25-gun salute fired at the first level. [225], Jordan's military industry thrived after the King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) defence company was established by King Abdullah II in 1999, to provide an indigenous capability for the supply of scientific and technical services to the Jordanian Armed Forces, and to become a global hub in security research and development. Although there is a staircase to the top level, it is usually accessible only by lift. [294] Qualified medics, a favourable investment climate and Jordan's stability has contributed to the success of this sector. At 97 cubic meters of water per person per year, it is considered to face "absolute water scarcity" according to the Falkenmark Classification. [43] The Sassanian Empire in the east became the Byzantines' rivals, and frequent confrontations sometimes led to the Sassanids controlling some parts of the region, including Transjordan. [220] Currently, the country's Atomic Energy Commission is considering building small modular reactors instead, whose capacities hover below 500 MW and can provide new water sources through desalination. [194], The Port of Aqaba is the only port in Jordan. [49] A service lift was added to the south pillar for moving small loads and maintenance personnel three years later. [63] Additionally, a cubic box surrounding the tower (324 m x 125 m x 125 m) would contain 6,200 tons of air, weighing almost as much as the iron itself. [71] In Transjordan and with Ottoman support, Circassians first settled in the long-abandoned vicinity of Amman in 1867, and later in the surrounding villages. [80], Abdullah, the second son of Sharif Hussein, arrived from Hejaz by train in Ma'an in southern Transjordan on 21 November 1920 to redeem the Greater Syrian Kingdom his brother had lost. [136] Although Islam is the state religion, the constitution preserves religious and personal freedoms. [107] According to the World Bank, Syrian refugees have cost Jordan more than $2.5 billion a year, amounting to 6% of the GDP and 25% of the government's annual revenue. [159], Jordan is a founding member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and of the Arab League. Football is the most popular sport in Jordan. [77] This was seen by the Hashemites and the Arabs as a betrayal of their previous agreements with the British,[78] including the 1915 McMahon–Hussein Correspondence, in which the British stated their willingness to recognize the independence of a unified Arab state stretching from Aleppo to Aden under the rule of the Hashemites. Arabs make up about 98% of the population. The Eiffel Tower (/ Ë aɪ f Él / EYE-fÉl; French: tour Eiffel [tuÊâ¿ÉfÉl] ()) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. [90] In Transjordan, small local rebellions at Kura in 1921 and 1923 were suppressed by the Emir's forces with the help of the British. [102] The union lasted only six months, being dissolved after Iraqi King Faisal II (Hussein's cousin) was deposed by a bloody military coup on 14 July 1958. [112] Jordan was left largely unscathed from the violence that swept the region despite an influx of 1.4 million Syrian refugees into the natural resources-lacking country and the emergence of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The tournament was held in four stadiums in the three Jordanian cities of Amman, Zarqa and Irbid. [62] Agricultural villages in Transjordan witnessed a period of relative prosperity in the 16th century, but were later abandoned. 49 kwikpfyt â¦. [181], The Great Recession and the turmoil caused by the Arab Spring have depressed Jordan's GDP growth, damaging trade, industry, construction and tourism. The second meeting took place in Umm Qais on 2 September, where the British government representative Major Fitzroy Somerset received a petition that demanded: an independent Arab government in Transjordan to be led by an Arab prince (emir); land sale in Transjordan to Jews be stopped as well as the prevention of Jewish immigration there; that Britain establish and fund a national army; and that free trade be maintained between Transjordan and the rest of the region. One lift car was mounted on top of these rams: cables ran from the top of this car up to sheaves on the third level and back down to a second car. [53] The first, or Rashidun, caliphate was followed by that of the Ummayads (661–750). The Eiffel Tower and the Montparnasse Tower also light up to the rhythm of PHARES. The hydraulic pressure in the driving cylinder was produced by a large open reservoir on the second level. [229] The facility is the first nuclear reactor in the country and will provide Jordan with radioactive isotopes for medical usage and provide training to students to produce a skilled workforce for the country's planned commercial nuclear reactors. [281], Basketball is another sport that Jordan continues to punch above its weight in, having qualified to the FIBA 2010 World Basketball Cup and more recently reaching the 2019 World Cup in China. Multiple canals and pipelines were proposed to reduce its recession, which had begun causing sinkholes. Less common sports are gaining popularity. [97] King Abdullah was assassinated at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in 1951 by a Palestinian militant, amid rumor's he intended to sign a peace treaty with Israel. 208 leashes by liz nd llc â¦. The report added "the Arab Spring and the Syrian conflict have led the authorities to tighten their grip on the media and, in particular, the Internet, despite an outcry from civil society". [270] There is also an increasing growth of alternative Arabic rock bands, who are dominating the scene in the Arab World, including: El Morabba3, Autostrad, JadaL, Akher Zapheer and Aziz Maraka. [95] On 12 June 1950, the Arab League declared that the annexation was a temporary, practical measure and that Jordan was holding the territory as a "trustee" pending a future settlement. Given the elasticity of the cables and the time taken to align the cars with the landings, each lift, in normal service, takes an average of 8 minutes and 50 seconds to do the round trip, spending an average of 1 minute and 15 seconds at each level. [73] During this period, the southernmost region of the country, including Ma'an and Aqaba, was also claimed by the neighbouring Kingdom of Hejaz. Only after Ibrahim Pasha's campaign did the Ottoman Empire try to solidify its presence in the Syria Vilayet, which Transjordan was part of. Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back in less than half an hour. [186] An austerity programme was adopted by the government which aims to reduce Jordan's debt-to-GDP ratio to 77 percent by 2021. In 1946, Jordan became an independent state officially known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan, but was renamed in 1949 to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan after the country captured the West Bank during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and annexed it until it was lost to Israel in 1967. [51], In 629 AD, during the Battle of Mu'tah in what is today Al-Karak, the Byzantines and their Arab Christian clients, the Ghassanids, staved off an attack by a Muslim Rashidun force that marched northwards towards the Levant from the Hejaz (in modern-day Saudi Arabia). Two weeks ago, a bus filled with veteran Israeli generals from the Bithonistim, a grassroots national security organization, slowly made its way up the slopes of Mt. The new version gained Eiffel's support: he bought the rights to the patent on the design which Koechlin, Nougier, and Sauvestre had taken out, and the design was exhibited at the Exhibition of Decorative Arts in the autumn of 1884 under the company name. Artists such as Omar Al-Abdallat, Toni Qattan, Diana Karazon and Hani Mitwasi have increased the popularity of Jordanian music. Tickets cost 2 francs for the first level, 3 for the second, and 5 for the top, with half-price admission on Sundays,[28] and by the end of the exhibition there had been 1,896,987 visitors. [87], There are various scale models of the tower in the United States, including a half-scale version at the Paris Las Vegas, Nevada, one in Paris, Texas built in 1993, and two 1:3 scale models at Kings Island, located in Mason, Ohio, and Kings Dominion, Virginia, amusement parks opened in 1972 and 1975 respectively. The Director of Documentation for what was then called the Société Nouvelle d'exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SNTE), Stéphane Dieu, commented in 2005: "It is really just a way to manage commercial use of the image, so that it isn't used in ways [of which] we don't approve". The tower and its image have been in the public domain since 1993, 70 years after Eiffel's death. The high salt concentration of the Dead Sea has been proven therapeutic for many skin diseases. [20] Later, during the Crusades in the beginning of the second millennium, a lordship was established in the area under the name of Oultrejordain. Additionally, there is a champagne bar at the top of the Eiffel Tower. [98], Abdullah was succeeded by his son Talal, who would soon abdicate due to illness in favour of his eldest son Hussein. [141] Abdullah had announced his intentions of turning Jordan into a parliamentary system, where the largest bloc in parliament forms a government. [158] The ruling Hashemite dynasty has had custodianship over holy sites in Jerusalem since 1924, a position re-inforced in the Israel–Jordan peace treaty. [114] Major towns in the eastern part of the country are the oasis towns of Azraq and Ruwaished. The rope mechanism of the north tower can be seen as visitors exit the lift. [226], Science and technology is the country's fastest developing economic sector. Sunni Islam, practised by around 95% of the population, is the dominant religion and coexists with an indigenous Christian minority. [16], At first, the legs were constructed as cantilevers, but about halfway to the first level construction was paused to create a substantial timber scaffold. No drilling or shaping was done on site: if any part did not fit, it was sent back to the factory for alteration. The original plan involved constructing two 1000 MW reactors but has been scrapped due to financial constraints. [14], Jordan is classified as a country of "high human development" with an "upper middle income" economy. The tower was an instant success with the public, and nearly 30,000 visitors made the 1,710-step climb to the top before the lifts entered service on 26 May. [72] It was originally reddish brown; this changed in 1968 to a bronze colour known as "Eiffel Tower Brown". After that year the Public Safety Directorate was established. [116] Nature reserves in Jordan include the Dana Biosphere Reserve, the Azraq Wetland Reserve, the Shaumari Wildlife Reserve and the Mujib Nature Reserve. [298] Jordan has the highest number of researchers in research and development per million people among all the 57 countries that are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Most Jordanian Druze live in the eastern oasis town of Azraq, some villages on the Syrian border, and the city of Zarqa, while most Jordanian Baháʼís live in the village of Adassiyeh bordering the Jordan Valley. [70] Muslim Circassians and Chechens, fleeing Russian persecution, sought refuge in the Levant. [170] In 2015, Jordan participated in the Saudi Arabian-led military intervention in Yemen against the Houthis and forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was deposed in the 2011 uprising. [93] Jordan became a member of the United Nations on 14 December 1955. The refugee crisis effects include competition for job opportunities, water resources and other state provided services, along with the strain on the national infrastructure. [79] The tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world. Repairs took a year, and in 1957, the present radio aerial was added to the top. At the same time, two new emergency staircases were installed, replacing the original spiral staircases. [233] Following the capture of the West Bank by Israel in 1967, Jordan revoked the citizenship of thousands of Palestinians to thwart any attempt to permanently resettle from the West Bank to Jordan. Trade and finance combined account for nearly one-third of GDP; transportation and communication, public utilities, and construction account for one-fifth, and mining and manufacturing constitute nearly another fifth. [124][125][126] Bird include the hooded crow, Eurasian jay, lappet-faced vulture, barbary falcon, hoopoe, pharaoh eagle-owl, common cuckoo, Tristram's starling, Palestine sunbird, Sinai rosefinch, lesser kestrel, house crow and the white-spectacled bulbul. [89] This would be more than ten times the cost of the original (nearly 8 million in 1890 Francs; ~US$40 million in 2018 dollars). The Eiffel Tower was the world's tallest structure when completed in 1889, a distinction it retained until 1929 when the Chrysler Building in New York City was topped out. Tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France, This article is about the landmark in Paris, France. However, Eiffel and his team â experienced bridge builders â understood the importance of wind forces, and knew that if they were going to build the tallest structure in the world, they had to be sure it could withstand them. Places such as Dana Biosphere Reserve and Petra offer numerous signposted hiking trails. [204] The majority of patients come from Yemen, Libya and Syria due to the ongoing civil wars in those countries. And for twenty years ⦠we shall see stretching like a blot of ink the hateful shadow of the hateful column of bolted sheet metal.[9]. King Abdullah's eldest son, Prince Hussein, is the current Crown Prince of Jordan. Indeed, Garnier was a member of the Tower Commission that had examined the various proposals, and had raised no objection. It was during the elevenâyear reign of Jehoiakim that the first deportation took place when Daniel was taken captive. Lead weights on some links of the upper or return sections of the chains counterbalanced most of the car's weight. [34] Ammon was located in the Amman plateau; Moab in the highlands east of the Dead Sea; and Edom in the area around Wadi Araba down south. [284] Although cycling is not widespread in Jordan, the sport is developing as a lifestyle and a new way to travel especially among the youth. The Kree have appeared throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. [305], Coordinates: 31°14′N 36°31′E / 31.24°N 36.51°E / 31.24; 36.51, This article is about the country. [291] Childhood immunization rates have increased steadily over the past 15 years; by 2002 immunisations and vaccines reached more than 95% of children under five. [48] A year later, an additional lift system was installed in the north pillar. [18] GDP per capita rose by 351% in the 1970s, declined 30% in the 1980s, and rose 36% in the 1990s—currently $9,406 per capita by purchasing power parity. Each shoe was anchored to the stonework by a pair of bolts 10 cm (4 in) in diameter and 7.5 m (25 ft) long. [100] On 1 March 1956, King Hussein Arabized the command of the Army by dismissing a number of senior British officers, an act made to remove remaining foreign influence in the country. A national railway project is currently undergoing studies and seeking funding sources. [244][245][246] American and European expatriate communities are concentrated in the capital, as the city is home to many international organizations and diplomatic missions. [100] The 1950s were a period of political upheaval, as Nasserism and Pan-Arabism swept the Arab World. The governorates are divided into liwa or districts, which are often further subdivided into qda or sub-districts. [82] Abdullah gained the trust of Transjordan's tribal leaders before scrambling to convince them of the benefits of an organized government. [283], Boxing, Karate, Kickboxing, Muay-Thai and Ju-Jitsu are also popular. [260] Chechen, Circassian, Armenian, Tagalog, and Russian are popular among their communities. [104] The Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace was signed on 26 October 1994. [54] During Abbasid rule (750–969), several Arab tribes moved northwards and settled in the Levant. The west and north legs, being closer to the river Seine, were more complicated: each slab needed two piles installed by using compressed-air caissons 15 m (49 ft) long and 6 m (20 ft) in diameter driven to a depth of 22 m (72 ft)[17] to support the concrete slabs, which were 6 m (20 ft) thick. 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West Bank Palestinians with family in Jordan or Jordanian citizenship were issued yellow cards guaranteeing them all the rights of Jordanian citizenship if requested. The foundations were completed on 30 June, and the erection of the ironwork began. [201] Alcohol is widely available in tourist restaurants, liquor stores and even some supermarkets. When the Queen is in residence the Royal Standard flies from the flagpole, when the Queen is not in residence the Union Flag can be seen. Mansaf is eaten on different occasions such as funerals, weddings and on religious holidays. [62] As a demonstration of the economy of design, if the 7,300 tons of metal in the structure were melted down, it would fill the square base, 125 metres (410 ft) on each side, to a depth of only 6.25 cm (2.46 in) assuming the density of the metal to be 7.8 tons per cubic metre. [57] In 2004, the Eiffel Tower began hosting a seasonal ice rink on the first level. 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