Greece–Jordan relations

Greek–Jordanian relations are foreign relations between Greece and Jordan. Greece has an embassy in Amman, while Jordan has an embassy in Athens and an honorary consulate in Thessaloniki. Both countries are members of the Union for the Mediterranean.

Greek–Jordanian relations

Greece
Jordan

History

The capital and largest city of Jordan, Amman, was founded by Greeks. It was named Philadelphia, back then. Many other cities were also founded by the Greeks, including Gadara, Jerash and Pella. In modern Jordan there were the Decapolis.

During the Antigonid–Nabataean confrontations, the Antigonus became aware of the wealth of the Nabataeans.[1] However, the Nabataeans maintained their independence, then they managed to defeat the Seleucid Empire at the Battle of Cana in 84 BC.

In AD 106, the Nabataean Kingdom was annexed by the Roman Empire and renamed to Arabia Petraea, which later became part of the Byzantine Empire until 630s. In Jordan there are many Greek mosaics, including the famous Madaba Map.

In Jordan there is a big Christian minority, with the most Jordanian Christians belonging to the Eastern Orthodox Church (Christianity in Jordan).

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Greece donated 150,000 vaccines to Jordan.[2]

Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis meeting Jordanian Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit during his visit in Amman in October 2011

See also

References
  1. Jane, Taylor (2001). Petra and the Lost Kingdom of the Nabataeans. London, United Kingdom: I.B.Tauris. pp. 30, 31, 38. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. "Greece to donate 150,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to Jordan". ekathimerini. 28 July 2021.
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