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Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein.
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King of Jordan since 1999
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Country in West Asia
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to the west. The Jordan River,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Death and state funeral of Hussein of Jordan
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King of Jordan from 1952 to 1999
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February 7
Day of the year
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