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Travelling Jordan is (relatively) safe

Jordan with its capital Amman is a country in Asia (Western Asia), slightly smaller than Indiana (92,300 km²). The country is located Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the west) and Iraq. The climate can be described as mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April). The landscape is mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River. With a population of about 6.2 million citizens.

Local Situation: 2.4 / 5

Travelling Jordan is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 3.5 / 5

Jordan shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Jordan), the Advisory Index is 3.5 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Syria (5), Iraq (4.6), Palestinian Territory (3.3), Israel with 3 and Saudi Arabia with 2.5 (of 5).

Rating Details (single travel warnings)

Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe.

Advisory issued by: United States

Exercise increased caution in Jordan due to terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: The border with Syria and Iraq due to terrorism and armed conflict. Terrorist groups continue to plot possible attacks in Jordan. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist locations, transportation ...

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/jordan-travel-advisory.html

Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe.

Advisory issued by: Canada

The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/jordan

Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling.

Advisory issued by: New Zealand

Avoid non-essential travel to the borders with Syria and Iraq due to military activity and the uncertain security situation. Jordanian authorities have increased security along the border with Syria and military activity has resulted in fatalities and injuries.

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/jordan

Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution.

Advisory issued by: Malta

Even though the political situation in Jordan is relatively stable, due to the spillover from the ongoing conflict in neighbouring countries and in the surrounding region, continued pressures of large refugee populations and economic reform programmes have created an atmosphere in which protests often occur. In light of this, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs ...

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx

Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution.

Advisory issued by: Ireland

High degree of caution

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/jordan/

About Jordan

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Basic Statistics and Facts

Topic	Value
Capital	Amman
Population	about 6.2 million
Size	92300 km²
Size comparable to	slightly smaller than Indiana
Common languages	Arabic, English
Timezone	Asia/Amman with UTC offset of 3 hour(s)
Currency	Dinar (short: JOD)
Common voltage (electricity)	230V - 50Hz
Used GSM Frequencies	900, 1800
International phone prefix	+962
Internet Top Level Domain	.jo
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2	JO
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3	JOR
Countrycode: ISO Numeric	400

Images from the region

Amman

Amman - Roman Amphitheatre

Jordan - Amman

Amman, Roman-Greek Theatre

A view of Amman from the Citadel Hill in Jordan.

The Roman theatre view from the Citadel hill in Amman, Jordan.

Amman - View from the Citadel hill

The Citadel hill of Amman, known as Jabal el Qala

Amman

The Roman Amphitheatre in Amman

Amman City - view from Citadel to Amphi Theatre

Amman City - view from Citadel to north

Amman City - Citadel

Amman City - view from Citadel to north east

Amman - il teatro

Amman

ROMAN THEATR AMMAN JORDAN

Amman

Roman Theater in Amman

Temple of Hercules, Amman

Amman

Old town in Amman - Stare miasto w Ammanie

The city of Amman

Panoràmica, Amman

Roman amplitheater

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Regional Advisory Map

Travel safety map for Jordan and bordering countries.

Syria (5.0)

Iraq (4.6)

Palestinian Territory (3.3)

Israel (3.0)

Saudi Arabia (2.5)

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Extreme Warning (index value: 4.5 - 5)

You should avoid any trips. A high warning index is a sound indicator of potential harm to your health and well-being.

High Risk (index value: 3.5 - 4.5)

Travel should be reduced to a necessary minimum and be conducted with good preparation and high attention.

Medium Risk (index value: 2.5 - 3.5)

Warnings often relate to specific regions within a country. However, high attention is still advised when moving around.

Low Risk (index value: 0 - 2.5)

Usually this is an indicator that travelling in this country is relatively safe. Higher attention is advised with values > 1.

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