Al-Bawaba (http://albawaba.com/)
It is a major portal site that links a number of other websites on all the Arab
countries. It contains up-to-date information on the political, business, social,
cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. Just click on the name
of the country for information in English and Arabic.
Ancient Art (http://www.archart.it/archart/index/aaindex.htm)
“Archart is a wide collection of photographic images including 40,000 archaeology & art photos visible for free on the Internet.”
Arab Environment Monitor (http://www.arabenvironment.net/categories/Jordan/)
A collection of articles dealing with Jordan and the environment
Development Gateway Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/)
"The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals
build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty." Search
by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites
and documents.
Eco Jordan (http://www.atlastours.net/jordan/eco.html)
Description of the flora and fauna of Jordan; populations, rarity, and diversity with in species discussed
Fares.net (http://www.fares.net)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including
tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and
Arabic. Search under the name of the country.
Global gazetteer (http://www.fallingrain.com/world/)
An online gazetteer searchable by country and then by place. Results give longitude,
latitude, and altitude of each location.
International Weather From WeatherHub (http://www.weatherhub.com/global/)
An English language home page providing links to sites offering international
weather information by city.
Jordan Fisheries (http://www.jordanfisheries.com/)
This is the site of Jordan Valley Fisheries Company. JVF is involved in fisheries
projects.
Jordan Soils & Land Management (http://alic.arid.arizona.edu/jordansoils/_html/organizations.html)
Information on statistics from the government as well as links to Universities in Jordan that deal directly with soil and land management
Jordanian Astronomical Society - JAS (http://www.jas.org.jo/)
This site includes information about the Society's astronomical events,
activities, articles and useful links.
MapQuest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/)
General site for maps. Search by country and by city.
Maps.com (formerly Magellan Geographix) (http://www.maps.com/)
User may view samples of the wide variety of maps available as well as order
maps or atlases, by downloading, or on CD-ROM or in hard copy.
Natural Resources Authority (Jordan) (http://www.nra.gov.jo)
“Explore and prospect for mineral resources in the form of executing geological, geophysical, geochemical, technical, and economical studies.”
National Information System (Jordan) (http://www.nis.gov.jo/)
Includes more than 100 public organizations which produce statistics and information of interest to the public
Princeton University
Library: Near Eastern Studies Resources (http://www.princeton.edu/%7Epressman/neareast.htm)
Princeton Library's site dedicated to Near Eastern Studies provides not
only invaluable information about Princeton's programs and collections,
but also extensive links to sites (libraries, universities, institutes, think
tanks, directories, gateways, newspapers, etc.) around the world concerning all
aspects of the discipline.
River Jordan Dispute (http://www.american.edu/ted/ice/jordan.htm)
“There is an obvious link to environmental issues and the geopolitical conflict over the Jordan River between Jordan and Israel. The scarcity of water involves real threats to public health, agricultural, and industrial productivity.”
The Royal Jordanian Geographic (http://www.rjgc.gov.jo/)
It has links with different categories and countries.
UT library online, Perry-Castañeda (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html)
The University of Texas' Perry Castañeda Library Map collection here offers
a variety of historical, geological and political maps of many countries.
United Nations
Cartographic Section (http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm)
Available in English or French versions. Offers detailed maps of many countries.
United States. Library of Congress Country
Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department
of the Army.
United States. Library of Congress.
Geography and Map Division (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/)
Website of one of the largest map repositories in the world.
University of Texas Middle
East Website (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/cmes/)
Website on the government, politics, news and media, education and
the social sciences in the Middle East.
Water Resources Development (http://www.inwrdam.org/)
This is the site of the Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development
and Management (INWRDAM). It is an inter-governmental, autonomous organization.
Wild Life Reserves (http://www.middleeast.com/mujib.htm)
Gives information about the Mujib, Ajloun, Dana, and Shaumari Nature Reserves as well as the Azraq Wetland Reserve.
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