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Jordan ('), officially The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ('), is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia , on the East Bank of the Jordan River . Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the east and south , Iraq to the north - east , Syria to the north , Israel , Palestine and the Dead Sea to the west and the Red Sea in its extreme south - west . Jordan is strategically located at the crossroads of Asia , Africa and Europe . The capital , Amman , is Jordan ' s most populous city as well as the country ' s economic , political and cultural ___MASK88___ . Tel Aviv - Yafo is a major city in Israel , located on the country ' s Mediterranean coastline . It is known to be the financial ___MASK45___ and the technology hub of Israel , with a population of , making it Israel ' s second largest city . Tel Aviv is the largest city in the Gush Dan region of Israel . Tel Aviv is also a focal point in the high - tech concentration known as the " Silicon Wadi ". Jerusalem , is a city located on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea . One of the oldest cities in the world , Jerusalem was named as "" Urusalima "" on ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets , probably meaning " City of Shalem " after a Canaanite deity , during the early Canaanite period ( approximately 2400 BCE ). During the Israelite period , significant construction activity in Jerusalem began in the 9th century BCE ( Iron Age II ), and in the 8th century the city developed into the religious and administrative ___MASK45___ of the Kingdom of Judah . It is considered a holy city in the three major Abrahamic religions of Judaism , Christianity and Islam . Basketball is a sport that is played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court . The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop in diameter and mounted at a height of to backboards at each ___MASK7___ of the court . The game was invented in 1891 by Dr . James Naismith , who would be the first basketball coach of the Kansas Jayhawks , one of the most successful programs in the game ' s history . Israel , officially known as the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East , on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea . It has land borders with Lebanon to the north , Syria to the northeast , Jordan on the east , the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west , respectively , and Egypt to the southwest . The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area . Israel ' s financial and technology ___MASK45___ is Tel Aviv , while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem , although the state ' s sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem is internationally unrecognized . Constantin Popa ( born February 18 , 1971 ) is a 2 . 20 m ( 7 ' 2 `` ) retired Romanian - Israeli professional basketball player . Popa played for Dinamo Bucureti in his native Romania before going overseas to play college basketball in the United States for the University of Miami . The tallest person ever to play for the Hurricanes , he was twice a third team All - Big East selection . In large part on the strength of a highly effective hook shot , he was selected by the L . A . Clippers with the 53rd pick in the 1995 NBA Draft . In the same year he was selected by the Miami Tropics of the USBL as a first round territorial selection ( 4th pick overall ) . He never ended up playing a game in either league , although he did play for the Florida Beachdogs of the American CBA , where he developed somewhat of a cult fan following . He also played in France with Pau - Orthez and with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel . Although not Jewish , he obtained Israeli citizenship as his wife is Jewish . Popa retired from professional basketball in 2001 . He served 4 seasons as assistant coach of the University of Indianapolis Greyhound Women ' s basketball team , before becoming head coach in April 2011 .