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> Saudi Arabia is the world's only country named after its rulers How about the "Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan https://en.
by tome 11y ago
> Saudi Arabia is the world's only country named after its rulers
How about the "Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan
- swombat 11y agoJordan is mostly just known as Jordan, whereas Saudi Arabia is in fact widely known by this full name. Witness the URL difference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
- ptaipale 11y agoThat is rather simply explained by the fact that Kingdom od Saudi Arabia doesn't cover all of geographical Arabia.
- joelwilliamson 11y agoThe Kingdom of Jordan also doesn't cover the entirety of the river Jordan.
- ptaipale 11y agoIt did until 1967. However, the point is that "Arabia" has a specific meaning as an area that is different from the area of Saudi-Arabia, whereas different meanings of Jordan the river, Jordan the country and Jordan the toothbrush are usually clearly distinguishable from context.
- jpatokal 11y agoHashim ibn 'Abd Manaf died around 510 AD, so King Hussein's connection is rather tenuous to say the least. The state called Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, was founded by Ibn Saud in 1926, give or take a few years depending on where you draw the line.
- tome 11y ago(The fact remains that the country has that name because the royal family has that name. The way the family obtained that name is irrelevant. Without that family on the throne the country would be called something (slightly) different. But ...) This is a tenuous nitpick of an otherwise very interesting comment, thanks.