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Members. 140,000 [1] Website. www.jts.org.jo. The Jordanian Teachers' Syndicate (JTS) is a professional union founded in 2011 representing teachers in Jordan, established by Law No. 14 of 2011, after a series of 70 labor protests staged during the Arab Spring. It represented around 140,000 teachers in Jordan, and most of the union's members ...
Total. 98.01%. Male. 98.51%. Female. 97.49%. Map of Jordan. The education system of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan includes basic, secondary, and higher education and has dramatically evolved since the establishment of the state in the early 1900s. The role played by a good education system has been significant in the development of Jordan ...
Jordan renounced its claim to the territory to the Palestinians in 1988, and signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994. Jordan is a semi-arid country, covering an area of 89,342 km 2 (34,495 sq mi), with a population of 11.5 million, making it the eleventh-most populous Arab country.
Jordanian art has a very ancient history. Some of the earliest figurines, found at Aïn Ghazal, near Amman, have been dated to the Neolithic period. A distinct Jordanian aesthetic in art and architecture emerged as part of a broader Islamic art tradition which flourished from the 7th-century. Traditional art and craft is vested in material ...
Jordan stands at the intersection of the three continents of the ancient world, lending it geographic and population diversity. Notable aspects of the culture include the traditional music and clothing of Jordan and interest in sports. These include football and basketball as well as other sports such as equestrianism, fencing, karate, swimming ...
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It was later relocated to Wasfi Al Tal Street, Khalda to serve the growing expatriate community in Jordan's capital. The primary school expanded with the addition of the secondary school in 1999. In September 2009, ICS moved to purpose-built premises in the outskirts of Amman, Um Al Basatin, Naur Area .
The Ministry of Culture is primarily responsible for supporting cultural development in Jordan. [1] The Ministry of Culture was established according to Article 20 of the Constitution. Its statute was issued in 1977 and it was formed from the following departments: The Department of Culture and Arts, the Directorate of Libraries and National ...