Jordan

Map of Jordan

governorates and capitals

The following map of Jordan shows governorates and their capital cities.

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First read the questions and then have a look at the map to be able to answer them. We hope this test will be of great use to both students and people who are planning to visit Jordan (travel and tourism). We suggest visitors to read the article entitled “Tourism in Jordan”, below the map.

What’s the name of each of the 12 governorates that appear on the map?
Taking the cursor to the capital cities , you will be able to see them as tooltips*. Haciendo clic accederás a un mapa en el que se ha resaltado y aparece sobreimpreso su nombre.
What are the names of their their capital cities?
Check your answers by clicking on them.

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Los nombres las governorates of Jordan (en orden alfabético) son: Ajlun Governorate, Amman Governorate, Aqaba Governorate, Balqa, Irbid Governorate, Jerash Governorate, Kerak Governorate, Ma’an Governorate, Madaba Governorate, Mafraq Governorate, Tafilah Governorate, Zarqa Governorate.

Tourism in Jordan

In Jordan the traveller can visit: the northern city of Irbid, with its archaeological vestiges of the Age of Bronze, their Roman tombs and statues and their Great Mosque; the city of Amán (Amman), modern and cosmopolitan capital of the country; the Turkish castle of Mafraq (To the Mafraq), built in the XVI century; the small city of Betania, at the north Dead Sea, in which Jesus of Nazareth was baptized; the strange and beautiful city of Petra (80 kilometers to the south of the Dead Sea), capital of the old Nabateo kingdom, with its famous buildings dug into the rock; the castle Karak, from which the valley of the Dead Sea is controlled; the ruins of a strong Turk of the XVIII century, in the city of Maán (Ma' an), to the south of the country; the city of Aqabah, the single Jordanian port, on the coast of the Red Sea; and the Dead Sea, the most significant natural place of Jordan, a salt water lake located 415 meters under the level of the sea.