Jordan (disambiguation)
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Jordan
is a country in the Middle East.
Jordan or Jordán may also refer to:
People adopting name Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
is a country in the Middle East.
Jordan or Jordán may also refer to:
Middle East
- The Jordan River
- Jordan, TehranJordan, TehranJordan is the name of a popular avenue in Tehran, Iran. It is also the name of the district in Northern Tehran through which the avenue runs.-Location:...
, Iran, an avenue and a surrounding district
United States
- Jordan, IndianaJordan, IndianaJordan is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana....
- Jordan, IowaJordan, IowaJordan is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Iowa, United States. As of 2000 the population was listed as 13.Jordan was hit by a massive tornado on June 13, 1976. The tornado was rated an F-5 by the National Weather Service, and the National Climate Data Center indicated that the damage...
- Jordan, MinnesotaJordan, MinnesotaJordan is a city in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,470 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water. U.S. Highway 169; and State Highways 21 and 282 are three...
, a city in Scott County - Jordan, MinneapolisJordan, MinneapolisJordan is a neighborhood in the Near North community in Minneapolis. Its boundaries are Lowry Avenue North to the north, Emerson Avenue North to the east, and West Broadway to the south and west.-External links:* *...
, a neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota - Jordan, MontanaJordan, MontanaJordan is a town in and the county seat of Garfield County, Montana, United States. The population was 364 at the 2000 census.-History:Originally settled in 1896, Jordan received a post office on July 11, 1899...
- Jordan, New YorkJordan, New YorkJordan is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,314 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Jordan, North CarolinaJordan, North CarolinaJordan is an unincorporated community in Johnston County, North Carolina, off NC 42, and NC 96, east of Flowers. It lies at an elevation of 266 feet ....
- Jordan, OregonJordan, OregonJordan is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon, United States, just outside of Stayton, on Oregon Route 226. The community was once the site of Monastery of Our Lady of Jordan, Oregon.-External links:* *...
- Jordan, WisconsinJordan, WisconsinJordan is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.0 square miles , of which, 36.0 square miles of it is land and 0.03% is water.-History:The...
, a town - Jordan, Portage County, WisconsinJordan, Portage County, WisconsinJordan is an unincorporated community located in the town of Hull, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States....
, an unincorporated community
Elsewhere
- Germán Jordán ProvinceGermán Jordán ProvinceGermán Jordán is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Cliza.- Subdivision :Germán Jordán Province is divided into three municipalities which are further subdivided into cantons.- External links :*...
, Bolivia - Jordan, GuimarasJordan, GuimarasJordan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Guimaras, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Guimaras, and it considered to be the gateway to the province....
, Philippines - Jordan, Hong KongJordan, Hong KongJordan is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District of Hong Kong. The unofficial area is named after a road of the same name.-Geography:Jordan is located in the central part of the Yau Tsim Mong District, as suggested by the name of some bus stops nearby...
- Jordan (Neumark), Poland
- Jordán PondJordán PondJordán Pond is a pond inside city Tábor, South Bohemian Region, the Czech Republic. Built in 1492 it is the oldest dam on area of the Czech Republic....
, pond in Tábor, Czech Republic - Jordan River, New ZealandJordan River, New ZealandThe Jordan River is a minor river in the South Island of New Zealand.It flows from the northern flanks of the Inland Kaikoura Range into the Awatere River and lies within theborders of the Molesworth Station....
- Jordan, Ontario, Canada
- JordanhillJordanhillJordanhill is an affluent area of the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The area consists largely of terraced housing dating from the early to mid 20th century, with some detached and semi-detached homes and some modern apartments....
, Glasgow, UK
Music
- "Jordan", a hymn tune by composer William BillingsWilliam BillingsWilliam Billings was an American choral composer, and is widely regarded as the father of American choral music...
- "Jordan" a 1998 song from Megaherz's KopfschussKopfschussKopfschuss is the second full-length album by German industrial metal band Megaherz.The first track, Liebestöter brought the album most of its popularity abroad...
- "Jordan" (song)Jordan (song)"Jordan" is a song by American musician Buckethead. Originally featured as a playable track on the 2006 music video game Guitar Hero II, "Jordan" was officially released as a downloadable single via iTunes on August 18, 2009.-Background:...
, a Buckethead song - "Jordan", a 2006 song from Bellowhead's BurlesqueBurlesque (album)- Personnel :* Jon Boden - lead vocals , fiddle, tambourine* John Spiers - melodeon, anglo-concertina, backing vocals* Benji Kirkpatrick - guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, backing vocals* Andy Mellon - trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals...
- "Jordan, Minnesota", a 1986 song from Big Black's AtomizerAtomizer (album)Atomizer is a 1986 album by the American noise rock group Big Black. It is their debut album as all previous releases are EPs. The LP is accompanied by liner notes that explain the stories behind many of the songs...
Mathematics
- Gauss–Jordan eliminationGauss–Jordan eliminationIn linear algebra, Gauss–Jordan elimination is an algorithm for getting matrices in reduced row echelon form using elementary row operations. It is a variation of Gaussian elimination. Gaussian elimination places zeros below each pivot in the matrix, starting with the top row and working downwards....
, version of Gaussian elimination in mathematics - Jordan algebraJordan algebraIn abstract algebra, a Jordan algebra is an algebra over a field whose multiplication satisfies the following axioms:# xy = yx # = x ....
, a non-associative algebra over a field - Jordan curve theoremJordan curve theoremIn topology, a Jordan curve is a non-self-intersecting continuous loop in the plane, and another name for a Jordan curve is a "simple closed curve"...
in topology - Jordan decomposition (disambiguation), several measures
- Jordan measureJordan measureIn mathematics, the Peano–Jordan measure is an extension of the notion of size to shapes more complicated than, for example, a triangle, disk, or parallelepiped....
or Jordan content, an early form of measure - Jordan normal formJordan normal formIn linear algebra, a Jordan normal form of a linear operator on a finite-dimensional vector space is an upper triangular matrix of a particular form called Jordan matrix, representing the operator on some basis...
or Jordan canonical form of a matrix - Jordan's lemmaJordan's lemmaIn complex analysis, Jordan's lemma is a result frequently used in conjunction with the residue theorem to evaluate contour integrals and improper integrals...
in complex analysis - Jordan's theorem (multiply transitive groups)
- Jordan–Schönflies theorem in geometric topology
- Jordan–Hölder theorem in group theory
- Jordan's theorem in Economics
People
- Jordan (name)Jordan (name)The name Jordan can refer to several things. As a name, it comes from the Aramaic Yarden, meaning "one who descends", and assimilated into Latin as Jordanus . In Arabic it is Urdunn, in Italian Giordano, in Spanish Jordán, in Dutch Jordaan, in French Jourdain, in Irish Iordáin, in Romanian...
, for people with this surname - Michael JordanMichael JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
, retired basketball player - Jordan Hill (basketball)Jordan Hill (basketball)Jordan Craig Hill is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted 8th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks...
, an American basketball player
People adopting name Jordan
- Jordan (Katie Price)Jordan (Katie Price)Katie Price , previously known under the pseudonym Jordan, is an English media personality, author, former glamour model, occasional singer and businesswoman....
, English former glamour model - Jordan (Pamela Rooke)Jordan (Pamela Rooke)Jordan , is a model and actress noted for her work with Vivienne Westwood and the SEX boutique in the Kings Road area of London in the mid-1970s, and for being a fixture at many of the early Sex Pistols performances...
, model and actress related to the punk movement - Jordan White (musician)Jordan White (musician)Jordan White is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:Born in Cranford, New Jersey, White was raised in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, part of the Lehigh Valley region of the state, where he learned to play guitar and classical piano...
, rock musician
Other
- Jordan almondsJordan AlmondsJordan almonds, also known as sugared almonds or confetti, are a type of confectionery consisting of almonds covered with a candy coating in various colors, originating from Italy and particularly typical of the town of Sulmona...
, a type of candy - Jordan Grand PrixJordan Grand PrixJordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. The team is named after Irish businessman and founder Eddie Jordan...
, which competed in Formula 1 from 1991-2005 - Jordan Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer of the 1920s
- Jordan College (disambiguation), several colleges both real and fictional
See also
- Jordan Creek (disambiguation)
- Jordan River (disambiguation)Jordan River (disambiguation)The Jordan River is a river flowing south and draining into the Dead Sea in Southwest Asia.Jordan River or River Jordan may also refer to:*Jordan River , a tributary of the Thomson River in Australia...
- Jordans (disambiguation)Jordans (disambiguation)Jordans may refer to:* Jordans, Buckinghamshire, a village in England* Air Jordan trainers, sometimes referred to as "Air Jordans" or "Jordans"* Friendship, North Carolina, formerly Jordans...
- Giordano (surname)Giordano (surname)Giordano is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:*Bruno Giordano, Italian footballer*Charles Giordano, United States keyboards and accordion player*Christian Giordano, Swiss anthropologist...
- Jordanus (disambiguation)Jordanus (disambiguation)Jordanus is the Latin form of Jordan and refers to:* Jordanus or Jordan Catalani, a 14th century French missionary and explorer* Jordanus de Nemore , a medieval mathematician* Jordanus of Saxony, c...
- Jourdain (disambiguation)
- JordaanJordaanThe Jordaan is a district of the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The area is bordered by the Lijnbaansgracht canal to the west, the Prinsengracht to the east, the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south...
, a district of the city of Amsterdam in The Netherlands