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Apr 26, 2012
Water Resources in Jordan: Challenges and Accomplishments
Authors: S. Merayyan [email protected], S. Mrayyan [email protected], and M. Mihyar [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers
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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, or simply Jordan, is a small county located in the Middle East. Jordan has borders with Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, and Israel (see Figure 1). Jordan was established in 1921 and has very limited natural resources. Jordan's current (2008) population is estimated to be 6.5 million. The country has a total area of 750,000 km2, about one third (92,300 km2) of which is dry land while the other two thirds (329,000 km2) is irrigated land.
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World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers
Pages: 1 - 11
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© 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J. St., Sacramento, CA 95819-6029. E-mail: [email protected]
Vice Dean, AL-Balqa Applied University, Al-Huson, Jordan. E-mail: [email protected]
Water Resources Engineer, California Dept of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA 95819. E-mail: [email protected]
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