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Amer Shafi ( born 10 February 1982 ) is a Jordanian footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Al - Wehdat and ___MASK7___ national football team . ___MASK34___ , officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic (""), is a country in Western Asia , bordering ___MASK22___ and the Mediterranean Sea to the west , Turkey to the north , Iraq to the east , Jordan to the south , and Israel to the southwest . ___MASK34___ ' s capital and largest city is Damascus . The ___MASK70___ International Stadium is a stadium in ___MASK70___ , Jordan . It is the largest stadium in Jordan , with a supposed capacity of 13 , 000 . The stadium hosted the 2007 Asian Championships in Athletics , Pope Francis also visited the venue during his visit to Jordan . The ___MASK7___ Football Association is the governing body ___MASK95___ football in ___MASK7___ . The JFA was awarded best association ___MASK95___ the AFC in 2013 . The Red Sea ( also the Erythraean Sea ) is a seawater inlet ___MASK95___ the Indian Ocean , lying between Africa and Asia . The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf ___MASK95___ Aden . To the north lie the Sinai Peninsula , the Gulf ___MASK95___ Aqaba , and the Gulf ___MASK95___ Suez ( leading to the Suez Canal ). The Red Sea is a Global 200 ecoregion . The sea is underlain by the Red Sea Rift which is part ___MASK95___ the Great Rift Valley . The Dead Sea ( lit . ___MASK44___ Sea ), is a ___MASK44___ lake bordered by ___MASK7___ to the east and Israel and ___MASK100___ to the west . Its surface and shores are below sea level , Earth ' s lowest elevation on land . The Dead Sea is deep , the deepest hypersaline lake in the world . With 34 . 2 % salinity ( in 2011 ), it is 9 . 6 times as salty as the ocean , and one of the world ' s saltiest bodies of water . This salinity makes for a harsh environment in which plants and animals cannot flourish , hence its name . The Dead Sea is long and wide at its widest point . It lies in the ___MASK7___ Rift Valley and its main tributary is the ___MASK7___ River . ___MASK7___ ('), officially The Hashemite Kingdom ___MASK95___ ___MASK7___ ('), is an Arab kingdom in Western Asia , on the East Bank ___MASK95___ the ___MASK7___ River . ___MASK7___ is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the east and south , Iraq to the north - east , Syria to the north , Israel , ___MASK100___ and the Dead Sea to the west and the Red Sea in its extreme south - west . ___MASK7___ is strategically located at the crossroads ___MASK95___ Asia , Africa and Europe . The capital , ___MASK70___ , is ___MASK7___ ' s most populous city as well as the country ' s economic , political and cultural centre . The ___MASK7___ national football team , known by its fans as Al - Nashama (" The Chivalrous "), is the national team ___MASK95___ ___MASK7___ and is controlled by the ___MASK7___ Football Association , the governing body for football in ___MASK7___ . ___MASK7___ ' s home ground / stadium is the ___MASK70___ International Stadium . ___MASK7___ have never qualified for the World Cup finals , but have appeared three times in the Asian Cup and reached its quarter - final stage in the 2004 and 2011 editions . ___MASK70___ is the capital and most populous city of Jordan , and the country ' s economic , political and cultural centre . Situated in north - central Jordan , ___MASK70___ is the administrative centre of the ___MASK70___ Governorate . The city has a population of 4 , 007 , 526 and a land area of . Today , ___MASK70___ is considered to be among the most liberal and westernized Arab cities . It is a major tourist destination in the region , particularly among Arab and European tourists . The ___MASK7___ River ( also River ___MASK7___ ; " Nahar ha - Yarden "; " Nahr al - Urdun ", Ancient Greek :  , " Iordànes ") is a - long river in the Middle East that flows roughly north to south through the Sea ___MASK95___ Galilee and on to the Dead Sea . Israel and the West Bank border the river to the west , while the Golan Heights and ___MASK7___ lie to its east . Both ___MASK7___ and the West Bank take their names from the river . ___MASK47___ (, or ; '; '), officially known as the ___MASK82___ ___MASK95___ ___MASK47___ ('; ') is a country in Western Asia , bordered by Turkey to the north , Iran to the east , Kuwait to the southeast , Saudi Arabia to the south , Jordan to the southwest , and Syria to the west . The capital , and largest city , is Baghdad . The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds ; others include Assyrians , Turkmen , Shabakis , Yazidis , Armenians , Mandeans , Circassians , and Kawliya . Around 95 % ___MASK95___ the country ' s 36 million citizens are Muslims , with Christianity , Yarsan , Yezidism , and Mandeanism also present . The official languages ___MASK95___ ___MASK47___ are Arabic and Kurdish . ___MASK69___ , officially known as the Kingdom ___MASK95___ ___MASK69___ ( KSA ), is an Arab sovereign state in Western Asia constituting the bulk ___MASK95___ the Arabian Peninsula . With a land area ___MASK95___ approximately , ___MASK69___ is geographically the fifth - largest state in Asia and second - largest state in the Arab world after Algeria . ___MASK69___ is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north , Kuwait to the northeast , Qatar , Bahrain , and the United Arab Emirates to the east , Oman to the southeast , and Yemen to the south . It is separated from Israel and Egypt by the Gulf ___MASK95___ Aqaba . It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast , and most ___MASK95___ its terrain consists ___MASK95___ arid desert or barren landforms . Western Asia , West Asia , Southwestern Asia or Southwest Asia is the westernmost subregion ___MASK95___ Asia . The concept is in limited use , as it significantly overlaps with the Middle East ( or Near East ), the main difference being the exclusion ___MASK95___ Egypt ( which would be counted as part ___MASK95___ North Africa ). The term is sometimes used for the purposes ___MASK95___ grouping countries in statistics . ___MASK3___ , officially known as the State ___MASK95___ ___MASK3___ , is a country in the Middle East , on the southeastern shore ___MASK95___ the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore ___MASK95___ the Red Sea . It has land borders with Lebanon to the north , Syria to the northeast , Jordan on the east , the Palestinian territories ___MASK95___ 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 . ___MASK3___ ' s financial and technology ___MASK67___ is Tel Aviv , while its seat ___MASK95___ government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem , although the state ' s sovereignty over the city ___MASK95___ Jerusalem is internationally unrecognized .