The Department of Geography was established in the
academic year 1962/63, and has, since then, been active in increasing its
faculty members and developing its study plans and teaching and research
facilities. The Department established a Map and Aerial Photo Library and
Labs, which were supplied with all necessary equipment. In 1982/83, the
Department started an MA program, while the PhD program started in
1998/99.
Department
Members:
Hassan A. K. Saleh
Email:

Academic
Rank: Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1979
Specialization: Economic Geography,
Agriculture
Research
Interests:
Resources, Environment, Development,
Desertification
Bachelor: Cairo, Egypt,
1958
Master: Cairo, Egypt,
1962
Ph.D.: Durham,
UK, 1969
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Fouzi E. Sahawneh
Email:

Academic
Rank: Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1986
Specialization: Economic
Geography
Research
Interests:
Fertility & Family Planning
Bachelor: E. Michigan, USA,
1963
Master: E. Michigan, USA,
1966
Ph.D.:
Michigan. State, USA, 1970
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Hasan Salameh
Email:

Academic
Rank: Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1987
Specialization: Geomorphology and Arid
Lands
Research
Interests:
Arid Lands, Environmental Hazards, Natural
Resources
Bachelor: University of Jordan, Jordan,
1966
Master: California, USA,
1971
Ph.D.:
California, USA, 1974
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Yahya Farhan
Email:

Academic
Rank: Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1988
Specialization:
Geomorphology
Research
Interests:
Applied Geomorphology
Bachelor: University of Jordan, Jordan,
1968
Master: Cairo, Egypt, 1971
Ph.D.: Wales,
UK, 1976
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Musa Samha
Email: musamha@ju.edu.jo

Academic
Rank: Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1990
Specialization: Migration & Population
Analysis
Research
Interests:
Migration, Population Distribution, Analysis & Urban
Studies
Bachelor: University of Jordan, Jordan,
1970
Master: Cairo, Egypt,
1973
Ph.D.: Durham,
UK, 1979
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Harb A. Hunatie
Email:

Academic
Rank: Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1994
Specialization: Regional Development
Planning
Research
Interests:
Regional Planning, Urban Planning
Bachelor: University of Jordan, Jordan,
1968
Master: Swansea, UK
Ph.D.:
Swansea, UK, 1978
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Kayed Othman Abu Sabha
Email:

Academic
Rank: Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1994
Specialization: Urban
Geography
Research
Interests:
Urban Geography
Bachelor: University of Jordan, Jordan,
1967
Master: University of Jordan, Jordan,
1974
Ph.D.:
Pennsylvania, USA, 1981
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Samih A. Odeh
Email:

Academic
Rank: Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1997
Specialization: AP. Geomorphology and
Cartography
Research
Interests: Geomorphology,
Cartography Remote sensing and Gis
Bachelor: Alexandria, Egypt,
1969
Master: Alexandria, Egypt,
1973
Ph.D.:
Alexandria, Egypt, 1980
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Nasim F. Barham
Email:

Academic
Rank: Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1997
Specialization: Economic
Geography
Research
Interests:
Economic Geography, Industrial Geogr., Agricultural and Tourism
Geogr.
Bachelor: University of Jordan, Jordan,
1969
Master: Hanover, Germany,
1976
Ph.D.:
Hanover, Germany, 1979
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Hasan Y. J. abu Sammour
Email: abusammour@yahoo.com

Academic
Rank: Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
2001
Specialization:
Biogeography
Research
Interests:
Water Resources Pedogeography Natural Resources
Bachelor: University of Jordan, Jordan,
1975
Master:
Ph.D.:
Bucharest, Romania, 1980
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Habis Samawi
Email:

Academic
Rank: Associate Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1995
Specialization: Economic Geography -
Tourism
Research
Interests:
Geography of Tourism
Bachelor: Beirut, Lebanon,
1977
Master:
Egypt, 1981
Ph.D.:
Cincinnati, USA, 1985
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Ahmad Al-Khoshman
Email:

Academic
Rank: Associate Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1999
Specialization: Economic
Geography
Research
Interests:
Transportation
Bachelor: University of Jordan, Jordan,
1967
Master: Cairo, Egypt,
1980
Ph.D.:
Indiana, USA, 1987
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Ali Ahmad Ghanem
Email:aliahmad900@yahoo.com

Academic
Rank: Associate Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1999
Specialization: Climatology
Research
Interests:
Climate and Meteorology
Bachelor: University of Jordan, Jordan,
1976
Master: SDSU, USA,
1983
Ph.D.: UNL,
USA, 1989
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Abdelfattah L. Abdallah
Email: abdelfattah11@yahoo.com

Academic
Rank: Associate Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1999
Specialization: Water Resources Conservation
& Planning
Research
Interests:
Water Conservation, Water Harvesting
Bachelor: University of Jordan, Jordan,
1976
Master: Kansas, USA,
1981
Ph.D.:
Oklahoma-Norman, USA, 1985
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Ali H. D. Anbar
Email: alihdanbar@hotmail.com

Academic
Rank: Assistant Professor
Year Rank
Obtained:
1984
Specialization: Rural Development, Rural Land
Use, Agriculture Geography
Research
Interests:
Rural Land Use, Development, Rural Settlements
Bachelor: University of Jordan, Jordan,
1975
Master:
Ph.D.:
Southampton, UK, 1983
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