Transjordan (region) - Wikipedia
WEBTransjordan, the East Bank, [1] or the Transjordanian Highlands ( Arabic: شرق الأردن ), is the part of the Southern Levant east of the Jordan River, mostly contained in present-day Jordan . The region, known as Transjordan, was controlled by numerous powers throughout history.
Emirate of Transjordan - Wikipedia
WEBThe Emirate of Transjordan (Arabic: إمارة شرق الأردن, romanized: Imārat Sharq al-Urdun, lit. 'the emirate east of the Jordan'), officially known as the Amirate of Trans-Jordan, was a British protectorate established on 11 April 1921, which remained as such until achieving formal independence in 1946.
History of Jordan - Wikipedia
WEBThe history of Jordan refers to the history of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the background period of the Emirate of Transjordan under British protectorate as well as the general history of the region of Transjordan . Amman Citadel reflects 7,000 years of Jordanian history.
Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom, Palestine War, Transjordan
WEBTransjordan, the Hashemite Kingdom, and the Palestine war; Jordan under King Hussein. Securing the throne, 1953 to c. 1960; The PLO and the June 1967 war; From 1967 to civil war; From 1973 to the intifada; Renouncing claims to the West Bank; From the Persian Gulf War to peace with Israel; Hussein’s last years and the ascent of Abdullah II ...
Transjordan - Jewish Virtual Library
WEBGeographically, Transjordan (Heb. עֵבֶרהַיַרְדֵּן) includes the area east of the Jordan River, extending from the sources of the Jordan near the Hermon to the Dead Sea. However, the area north of the Yarmuk River (the Golan and Bashan) are regarded as a separate entity, while the area east of the Dead Sea and the Arabah, down to ...
Atlas of Jordan - The Hashemites and the Creation of Transjordan ...
WEBTo promote the stability of Transjordan that the British saw as “the land bridge connecting Palestine and Iraq” ( Amawi 1992), from August 1920 to April 1921 they encouraged “the creation of local governments” in Irbid (Ajlun), Jerash, Salt, Kerak and Tafila.
6 Transjordan, 1918–1956 - Oxford Academic
WEBTransjordan was in many ways the most remarkable of the post-1918 European mandates, in part because it was the only Arab mandate or state that had a continuously close relationship with the Zionist enterprise from its early days, and after 1948 with Israel.
Jordan - History - The Making of Transjordan - King Hussein
WEBJordan has been home to some of the oldest and greatest civilizations ranging from the Old Testament Kingdoms, the Age of Rome, the Byzantines, the Islamic and Crusader period, the Ottoman Empire, the Great Arab Revolt and the modern history of Jordan.
Creation of Transjordan (1921) - Fanack
WEBApr 3, 2012 · In 1921 Transjordan’s population was only about 230,000. It had no significant natural resources and few settlements, and its only real revenue was a British subsidy. Transjordan was ‘a country – if it was a country at all… which was conceded to Abdullah because nobody else really cared to have it’, wrote Lebanese historian Kamal …
When Churchill Severed Transjordan From Palestine - Jewish Virtual Library
WEBTo create the kingdom for Abdullah, Churchill’s “stroke of the pen” severed Transjordan, roughly three-fourths of Palestine, from the original British mandate established in San Remo in 1920. Churchill and Abdullah subsequently agreed that Transjordan would be accepted into the mandatory area as an Arab country apart from Palestine and ...
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