Jordan an the Middle East

This is an in-depth history of the economy, foreign relations and domestic affairs of Jordan. As well as a history of the evolution of the country as a major player in the Middle East.
The history of what is known as Jordan today can be traced back to the fall of the Ottoman empire and its carving up by the emerging European superpowers. The East Bank, Jordan today, was a backwater of the Ottoman Empire. It had small garrisons and was economically weak since the transfer of the seat of the caliphate from Damascus to Baghdad . Although, the pilgrims to Mecca were still an important eco…