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Triplandio Jordan guide covers 18 travel guides with 4 cities across 63 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 72 self-guided walking tours in Jordan with 373 POI, spanning 270.5 km in total. Get inspired by 17 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Jordan
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Jordan
Cost
HIGH
Safety
54
Health
55
Lifestyle
52
Infra
44
Rank
#63
Score
37
Tourists
1.2M/y
GDP/cap
$5.3k
Life Exp
78.0 yrs
Population
11.5M
Currency
JOD د.ا
Language
Arabic
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
911
Traditional Local Food Jordan
Bread
Vegetarian
Saj Bread
خبز الصاج
SAHJ bred
· Flatbread cooked on domed griddle
Thin and soft flatbread cooked over a curved metal grill.
Open Saj Bread recipe
Starter
Vegan
Tabbouleh
تبولة
ta-boo-leh
A refreshing salad made with bulgur, parsley, mint, and lemon juice.
Open Tabbouleh recipe
Main course
Meat
Maqluba
مقلوبة
mak-loo-bah
· Upside-down rice and chicken
A savory upside-down dish with meat, rice, and vegetables.
Open Maqluba recipe
Drink
Vegan
Bedouin Tea
شاي بدوي
buh-doo-in tay
· Herbal Bedouin tea
A traditional sweetened tea infused with local herbs, served hot.
Open Bedouin Tea recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Fukhara
فخارة
foo-kha-ra
· Claypot stewed lamb
A traditional Aqaba-style stewed lamb cooked in a clay pot.
Open Fukhara recipe
Dessert
Vegetarian
Knafeh
كنافة
kuh-NAH-feh
A sweet dessert made with thin noodle-like pastry soaked in sugar syrup.
Open Knafeh recipe
Snack
Vegan
Falafel
فلافل
fa-LA-fel
Deep-fried balls made from ground chickpeas and spices.
Open Falafel recipe
Main course
Vegetarian
Fattet Hummus
فتة حمص
FAH-tet HOOM-moos
Chickpeas layered with yogurt sauce and toasted bread bits.
Open Fattet Hummus recipe
Main course
Meat
Zarb
زرب
ZARR-b
· Meat and vegetables cooked underground
A traditional Bedouin dish cooked underground with meat, vegetables, and spices.
Open Zarb recipe
Starter
Vegan
Hummus
حمص
HUM-mus
A creamy dip made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic.
Open Hummus recipe
Main course
Meat
Kibbeh
الكبة
KIB-beh
Fried bulgur shells stuffed with spiced ground meat.
Open Kibbeh recipe🥩
Main course
Meat
Kofta bil Tahini
كفتة بالطحينية
KOF-tah bil tah-hee-nah
Kofta baked in a creamy tahini sauce, served with flatbread.
Open Kofta bil Tahini recipe🌱
Condiment
Vegan
Harissa Aqabawiyya
هريسة العقبة
ha-ree-sa aqa-ba-wi-ya
· Spicy Aqaba paste
A fiery paste made from hot peppers and garlic, used as a condiment.
Open Harissa Aqabawiyya recipe
Main course
Meat
Mansaf
منسف
mahn-sahf
· Lamb with yogurt sauce
A traditional Jordanian dish made with lamb cooked in a fermented dried yogurt sauce.
Open Mansaf recipe