Permanent historical factsheet

Capital

Jordan · House / House of Jordan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1951–1966Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1951

Abdullah I24 April 1951

Amman · House / House of Jordan

Parliament ratifes Amman becoming capital of an enlarged Jordan

1953

Hussein I27 July 1953

Jerusalem · House / House of Jordan

Hussein I declares East Jerusalem the alternative capital of Hashemite Jordan

1966

Hussein I10 July 1966

Jerusalem · House / House of Jordan

Hussein declares East Jerusalem to be the "spiritual capital of Jordan"

Names involved

Abdullah IHussein I

Provenance

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