Hashemite
Jordan's ruling family
Hashemite refers to a member of the Arab dynasty descended from Hashim, the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad.
The Hashemites ruled Mecca for centuries and briefly governed Syria, Iraq, and the Hejaz region of Arabia.
Today the term most often appears in connection with Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, where the dynasty still reigns: King Abdullah II is a Hashemite monarch.
Monarch's ruled territory
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- sovereignSupreme in power
- reignSovereign's time in power
palace · coronation · succession · regent · ceremonial · realm · sovereignty · royal decree
Middle Eastern nomadic herder
- tribesAncestral social groups
- desertTo leave behind completely
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- sheikhArab tribal head
keffiyeh · Mecca · Arabian Peninsula · Islamic · Prophet Muhammad · tribal · Arabian
Jordan's historical name
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- successionFollowing in order
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
bloodline · genealogy · progenitors · forebears · legacy · birthright · origins
Jordanian capital city
- PetraRock-carved Jordanian ruins
- Dead SeaLandlocked hypersaline lake
- Jordan RiverMiddle Eastern waterway ending saltily
- Arabian DesertPeninsula's dominant dry expanse
kingdom
Monarch's ruled territory
reign · palace · coronation · succession · regent · ceremonial · realm · sovereignty · royal decree · king
Bedouin
Middle Eastern nomadic herder
sheikh · keffiyeh · Mecca · Arabian Peninsula · Islamic · Prophet Muhammad · tribal · Arabian
Transjordan
Jordan's historical name
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- successionFollowing in order
- ancestryFamily line of descent
descent · bloodline · genealogy · progenitors · forebears · legacy · birthright · origins
Amman
Jordanian capital city
- PetraRock-carved Jordanian ruins
- Dead SeaLandlocked hypersaline lake
- Jordan RiverMiddle Eastern waterway ending saltily