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1951 In Jordan
Events from the year 1951 in Years in Jordan, Jordan. Incumbents *List of kings of Jordan, Monarch: Abdullah I of Jordan, Abdullah I (until 20 July), Talal of Jordan, Talal (starting 20 July) *Prime Minister of Jordan, Prime Minister: Samir al-Rifai (until 25 July), Tawfik Abu al-Huda (starting 25 July) Establishments * Foundation of Jordan Archaeological Museum in Amman. See also * Years in Iraq * Years in Syria * Years in Saudi Arabia References

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1951
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through the N ...
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Amman
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, largest city in the Levant region, the list of largest cities in the Arab world, fifth-largest city in the Arab world, and the list of largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East, ninth largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. The earliest evidence of settlement in Amman dates to the 8th millennium BC, in a Neolithic site known as ʿAin Ghazal, 'Ain Ghazal, where the world's ʿAin Ghazal statues, oldest statues of the human form have been unearthed. During the Iron Age, the city was known as Rabat Aman and served as the capital of the Ammon, Ammonite Kingdom. In the 3rd century BC, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Pharaoh of Ptole ...
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1951 By Country
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea 1951 eruption of Mount Lamington, erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's nove ...
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1950s In Jordan
Year 195 (Roman numerals, CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V of Parthia, Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia (Roman province), Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed t ...
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1951 In Jordan
Events from the year 1951 in Years in Jordan, Jordan. Incumbents *List of kings of Jordan, Monarch: Abdullah I of Jordan, Abdullah I (until 20 July), Talal of Jordan, Talal (starting 20 July) *Prime Minister of Jordan, Prime Minister: Samir al-Rifai (until 25 July), Tawfik Abu al-Huda (starting 25 July) Establishments * Foundation of Jordan Archaeological Museum in Amman. See also * Years in Iraq * Years in Syria * Years in Saudi Arabia References

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Years In Saudi Arabia
This is a list of years in Saudi Arabia. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Emirate of Jebel Shammar Second Saudi State Ottoman Arabia Emirate of Diriyah 18th century 17th century 16th century See also * Timeline of Jeddah * Timeline of Mecca * Timeline of Medina * Timeline of Riyadh Further reading * External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Saud Arabia * History of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia-related lists Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
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Years In Syria
This is a list of years in Syria. 20th century * Syrian Republic gained independence from France in 1944, later transforming into Syrian Arab Republic in the 1960s. 21st century See also * Timeline of Syrian history * 2010s in Syria political history ;Cities in Syria * Timeline of Aleppo * Timeline of Damascus * Timeline of Hama * Timeline of Latakia {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Syria Syria history-related lists Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
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Years In Iraq
This is a list of years in Iraq, referring to the Iraqi Republic (1958-1963), Baathist Iraq (1963-2003) and Arab Republic of Iraq (2003–present). 21st century 20th century See also * History of Iraq *List of years by country *Timeline of Baghdad *Timeline of Basra * Timeline of Mosul {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Iraq Iraq-related lists Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
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Jordan Archaeological Museum
The Jordan Archaeological Museum is located in the Citadel of Amman, Jordan. Built in 1951, it presents artifacts from archaeological sites in Jordan, dating from prehistoric times to the 15th century. The collections are arranged in chronological order and include items of everyday life such as flint, glass, metal and pottery objects, as well as more artistic items such as jewelry and statues. Highlights of the museum collections include some of the ʿAin Ghazal statues, which are among oldest statues ever made, and plastered human skulls from Jericho. The museum also includes a coin collection. History The museum was established in 1951 on top of Amman's Citadel Hill, among the remains of the Citadel in the heart of the city. The museum formerly housed some of the Dead Sea Scrolls, including the only Copper scroll, which are now on display in the newly established Jordan Museum, along with some of the Ain Ghazal statues.
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Years In Jordan
This is a list of years in Jordan. 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century See also * Timeline of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan * Timeline of Amman External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Jordan Jordan-related lists Jordan years A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hou ...
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Tawfik Abu Al-Huda
Tawfik Abu al-Huda ( ar, توفيق ابو الهدى) (also known as Tawfik Pasha Abul-Huda) (1894 – 1 July 1956) served several terms as the 7th Prime Minister of Jordan. First he served as Prime minister of Transjordan from September 28, 1938, to October 15, 1944, and he served another term from December 28, 1947, to April 12, 1950. Between July 25, 1951, and May 5, 1953, and from May 4, 1954, to May 30, 1955, he served as Prime Minister of Jordan. During his last term as Prime Minister, he tried to consolidate the power of King Hussein by holding parliamentary elections which many accused of being fraudulent. His terms are notable for the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, during which Transjordan conquered the West Bank, and the forced abdication of King Talal. He served as the President of the Senate of Jordan from 1947 to 1951. Tawfik Abu al-Huda was of Palestinian descent. He was married to the sister of the Ottoman banker in Amman. In office Abul al-Huda formed 12 governmen ...
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Samir Al-Rifai
Samir al-Rifai ( ar, سمير الرفاعي; 30 January 1901 – 12 October 1965) was Jordanian politician. He served several terms as the 8th Prime Minister of Jordan. He was born in Safed. Al-Rifai served under Kings Abdullah I, Talal and Hussein: *Minister of Finance from 1943 to 1944 *Prime Minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from 15 October 1944 to 19 May 1945 *Prime Minister of the Emirate of Transjordan from 19 May 1945 to 25 May 1946 *Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 4 December 1950 to 25 July 1951 *Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 8 January 1956 to 22 May 1956 *Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 18 May 1958 to 6 May 1959 *Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 27 March 1963 to 21 April 1963 * President of the Senate of Jordan from 10 July 1963 to 1 November 1965 He was the father of Prime Minister Zaid al-Rifai and the grandfather of Prime Minister Samir Rifai. He died in Amman, age ...
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