The Parliament of Jordan is the bicameral Jordanian national assembly. Established by the 1952 Constitution, the legislature consists of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Old hall of the Parliament of Jordan from 1949 till 1974 located now in the Museum of Parliamentary Life.
Jordan contains one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, their presence dating back to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ early in the 1st century AD. Christians today make up about 3% of the population. Jordanian Christians in a country of almost 10 million are thought to number 250,000-400,000, down from 20% in 1930, but their absolute numbers have increased. This is due to high immigration rate of Muslims into Jordan, higher emigration rates of Christians and higher birth rates for Muslims. All Christian religious ceremonies are allowed to be publicly celebrated in Jordan.
An Eastern Orthodox Church during a snow storm in Amman, Jordan.
A small percentage of Jordanian Christians are Bedouin, the picture shows a Bedouin Christian family from Madaba in 1904
Group of Iraqi Christians (Assyrians) in an evangelical alliance church, Jabal Amman, 1998.
Ittihad Uniting Church, Jabal Amman.
