"The Royal Anthem of Jordan" ( ar, السلام الملكي الأردني, as-Salām al-Malakī al-ʾUrdunī) is the

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Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

, adopted in 1946. The lyrics were written by ʿAbdel Munʿim al-Rifāʿī, and the music was composed by ʿAbdul al-Qādir al-Tanīr. The first version of the lyrics was very short, as it only contained the first

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of the current version. Since then, the anthem has been expanded. The abridged version of the anthem is usually used, while the full version is reserved for special occasions.

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Jordan: ''Al-salam Al-malaki Al-urdoni (Royal Anthem of Jordan)'' - Audio of the national anthem of Jordan, with information and lyricsarchive link

The full vocal version of The National Anthem of Jordan performed by a military band with mixed chorus in the early 80's. (YouTube)archive link

Instrumental version of "As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni" in RealAudio

– a vocal version of the full Anthem, featured on szbszig's "Himnuszok" website. The song is performed by a military band with mixed chorus. The full version is only played for special occasions like the King's Birthday. {{DEFAULTSORT:Royal Anthem of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan National anthems Asian anthems Jordanian monarchy Jordanian music Royal anthems National symbols of Jordan National anthem compositions in F major