Now it’s turn for bordering countries of Jordan and other things:
Jordan is an Arab kingdom in the Levant region(UPSC-2022 PYQ) of the Middle East
1.Syria to the north
2.Iraq to the east
3.Saudi Arabia to the south
4.Palestinian territory of the West Bank
5.Israel to the west.
MNEMONIC can be : SPIIS (Saudi - Palestine(remember west bank) - Iraq - Israel - Syria)
Jordan is almost landlocked but has a short coastline at the Strait of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea. Jordan's port city Aqaba, is located there, the country's only access to the world's oceans.
Dead Sea:
The Dead Sea is the Earth's lowest elevation on land. The main water source into the Dead Sea is "The Jordan River". It is a salty lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and West Bank(Palestine) to the west. It doesn't share border with Lebanon. #Prelims2024

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Now it’s turn for bordering countries of Jordan and other things:
Jordan is an Arab kingdom in the Levant region(UPSC-2022 PYQ) of the Middle East
1.Syria to the north
2.Iraq to the east
3.Saudi Arabia to the south
4.Palestinian territory of the West Bank
5.Israel to the west.
MNEMONIC can be : SPIIS (Saudi - Palestine(remember west bank) - Iraq - Israel - Syria)
Jordan is almost landlocked but has a short coastline at the Strait of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea. Jordan's port city Aqaba, is located there, the country's only access to the world's oceans.
Dead Sea:
The Dead Sea is the Earth's lowest elevation on land. The main water source into the Dead Sea is "The Jordan River". It is a salty lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and West Bank(Palestine) to the west. It doesn't share border with Lebanon. #Prelims2024

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