The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Al-ʾUrdunn in Arabic) is located in the Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia and east of Israel and Palestine. It is named for the River Jordan, which forms a large part of its western border. Formerly part of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire, the territory of Jordan became part of the British Mandate for Palestine after World War I. The independence of Transjordan was recognized in 1946 and the name of the country was shortened to Jordan in 1949. Jordan has only a very short coastline, about 26 km (16 mi) long, in the southwestern corner of the country; this includes about 18 km (11 mi) it acquired in 1965 by trading a substantial chunk of its desert interior to Saudi Arabia. The coastline is on the head of the Gulf of Aqaba, the narrow northeastern branch of the Red Sea. Making the most of scarcity, Jordan has developed this coast with a major port, Aqaba, and a series of beachfront resorts. The Arabic word for a lighthouse is mnarh or manara (منارة). Ra's is a cape, jaza'ir or jazirat is an island, and shi'b is a reef. Aids to navigation in Jordan are maintained by the Aqaba Ports. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Lights on this page were formerly included in volume E of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals but in 2014 they were moved to volume D with new numbers. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.
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Posted January 21, 2008. Checked and revised November 30, 2024. Lighthouses: 3. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.