Al-Jafr, Jordan

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

Location in Jordan

Coordinates: 30°17′36″N 36°12′50″E / 30.29333°N 36.21389°E / 30.29333; 36.21389
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 Amman.[1]

It was the site of an April Fools' Day hoax in 2010 that has drawn comparisons to the famous American The War of the Worlds broadcast.[1] The nearby desert area has also been used for high speed performance tests by teams attempting to break the Land speed record.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "'Alien invasion' April Fools' story angers Jordan mayor". BBC. April 5, 2010. Retrieved 5 March February 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. "Wind Snuffs Try at Land-Speed Run". Popular Mechanics 174 (1): 26. January 1997. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

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