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Standard:
ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions
Committee:
ISO/TC 46
ICS:
01.140.30
Alpha-2 code
JO
Short name
JORDAN
Short name lower case
Jordan
Full name
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Alpha-3 code
JOR
Numeric code
400
Remarks
Independent
Yes
Territory name
Status
Officially assigned
For definition of the different code types, please click here

Additional information

Administrative language(s) alpha-2 Administrative language(s) alpha-3 Local short name
ar ara Al Urdun

Subdivisions

12 governorate (en) / gouvernorat (fr) / muḩāfaz̧ah (ar)

List source

BET 1996 (Information from Royal Jordanian Geographic Center) ; http://www.moi.gov.jo/الصفحةالرئيسية/وزارةالداخلية/التقسيماتالادارية/tabid/65/Default.aspx; http://www.mma.gov.jo; http://www.dos.gov.jo

Code source

ISO/TC 46/WG 2 Secretariat (*)

Subdivision category 3166-2 code Subdivision name Language code Romanization system Parent subdivision
governorate JO-BA* Al Balqā’ ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate JO-KA* Al Karak ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate JO-MA* Al Mafraq ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate JO-AQ* Al ‘Aqabah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate JO-AM* Al ‘A̅şimah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate JO-AT* Aţ Ţafīlah ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate JO-AZ* Az Zarqā’ ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate JO-IR* Irbid ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate JO-JA* Jarash ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate JO-MD* Mādabā ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate JO-MN* Ma‘ān ar BGN/PCGN 1956
governorate JO-AJ* ‘Ajlūn ar BGN/PCGN 1956

Change history of country code

Effective date of change Short description of change (en) Short description of change (fr)
2015-11-27 Change of subdivision name for JO-AM, JO-AJ, JO-AQ, JO-BA, JO-AZ, JO-MN; addition of local variations JO-AM, JO-AQ; update List Source Modification du nom des subdivisions JO-AM, JO-AJ, JO-AQ, JO-BA, JO-AZ, JO-MN; ajout des variations locales JO-AM, JO-AQ; mise à jour de la Liste Source
2011-12-13 Alphabetical re-ordering, administrative names precision and evolution and source list update. Remise en ordre alphabétique, précision et évolution de noms administratifs et mise à jour de la liste source.