Flag of  Jordan
| Formal Name: | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| Local Name: | Al ‘Urdun |
| Local Formal Name: | Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah |
| Region: | Middle East |
| Associations: | Arab League, United Nations |
| Capital City: | Amman |
| Main Cities: | Irbid, Az Zarqa, Karak, Aqaba |
| ISO 3166 Code: | JO |
| Population: | 6,316,000 |
| Area: | 89,341km² |
| Currency: | 1 Jordanian dinar = 100 piastres |
| Languages: | Arabic |
| Religions: | Sunni Muslim, Greek Orthodox |
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Flag of Jordan
Date Flag first adopted: Aptil 16th, 1928
Description: Three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the Abbassid Caliphate, white,
representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangle on
the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and bearing a small white seven-pointed star
symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven points on the star
represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations;
design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I.
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