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Triplandio Jordan guide covers 15 travel guides with 4 cities across 53 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 60 self-guided walking tours in Jordan with 328 POI, spanning 242.5 km in total. Get inspired by 18 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
Local Flavours of Jordan — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Drink
Vegan
Bedouin Tea
شاي بدوي
buh-doo-in tay
· Herbal Bedouin tea
A traditional sweetened tea infused with local herbs, served hot.
Starter
Vegan
Tabbouleh
تبولة
ta-boo-leh
A refreshing salad made with bulgur, parsley, mint, and lemon juice.
Main course
Meat
Bedouin Mansaf
منسف البدوي
MUN-suf al-BE-duh-wee
· Lamb with yogurt sauce
Traditional lamb dish cooked with yogurt sauce.
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.
Main course
Vegetarian
Fattet Hummus
فتة حمص
FAH-tet HOOM-moos
Chickpeas layered with yogurt sauce and toasted bread bits.
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Main course
Meat
Kofta bil Tahini
كفتة بالطحينية
KOF-tah bil tah-hee-nah
Kofta baked in a creamy tahini sauce, served with flatbread.
Main course
Meat
Kibbeh
الكبة
KIB-beh
Fried bulgur shells stuffed with spiced ground meat.
Bread
Vegetarian
Saj Bread
خبز الصاج
SAHJ bred
· Flatbread cooked on domed griddle
Thin and soft flatbread cooked over a curved metal grill.
Main course
Meat
Zarb
زرب
ZARR-b
· Meat and vegetables cooked underground
A traditional Bedouin dish cooked underground with meat, vegetables, and spices.
Main course
Meat
Maqluba
مقلوبة
mah-KLOO-bah
· Upside-down rice and meat
A savory upside-down dish with meat, rice, and vegetables.
Snack
Vegan
Falafel
فلافل
fa-LA-fel
Deep-fried balls made from ground chickpeas and spices.
Dessert
Vegetarian
Baklava
بقلاوة
ba-KLA-va
· Sweet pastry with nuts
Dessert of flaky pastry layers filled with nuts and soaked in honey syrup.
Main course
Vegetarian
Mujadara
مجدره
moo-jah-dah-rah
A hearty dish of cooked lentils and rice, garnished with crispy fried onions.
Starter
Vegetarian
Fattoush
فتوش
faht-toosh
· Levantine bread salad
A Levantine salad made from mixed greens, vegetables, and fried pita.