August 15 and August 31, 1999. 5504 athletes from 21 countries participated in events in 26 sports. the opening ceremony that took place in Al Hussein Youth City Stadium was officially opened by King Abdullah II.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 107 | 79 | 78 | 264 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 38 | 42 | 56 | 136 |
| 3 | Algeria | 33 | 30 | 30 | 93 |
| 4 | Syria | 32 | 38 | 56 | 128 |
| 5 | Morocco | 31 | 40 | 41 | 112 |
| 6 | Jordan | 25 | 30 | 69 | 124 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 15 | 26 | 16 | 57 |
| 8 | Qatar | 12 | 10 | 23 | 45 |
| 9 | Lebanon | 7 | 13 | 19 | 39 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 |
| 11 | Iraq | 6 | 5 | 30 | 41 |
| 12 | Oman | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 13 | Yemen | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Bahrain | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Palestinian territories | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 16 | Libya | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 17 | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mauritania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Comoros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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