Al Jafr, Jordan

Al-Jafr, Jordan

For other uses with this and similar spelling, see Al-Jafr (disambiguation).

Al-Jafr الجفر
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 30°17′36″N 36°12′50″E / 30.29333°N 36.21389°E
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Ma'an Governorate
Government
- Mayor	Mohammed Mleihan
Population (2010)
- Total	13,000
Time zone	GMT +2
- Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)

Al-Jafr (Arabic: الجفر‎) is a city in the Ma'an Governorate of Jordan. It is located near the city of Ma'an, and is roughly 300 kilometres (190 mi) east of Aman.

It was the sight of a April Fools' Day hoax in 2010 that has drawn comparisons to the famous American The War of the Worlds broadcast. The nearby desert area has also been used for high speed performance tests by teams attempting to break the Land speed record.

See also

References

External links

• Al Jafr Map

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