Al-Jafr,_Jordan

Al-Jafr, Jordan

Al-Jafr, Jordan

Place in Ma'an Governorate, Jordan

For other uses, see Al-Jafr (disambiguation).

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.[2]

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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.[2] The nearby desert area has also been used for high speed performance tests by teams attempting to break the Land speed record.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
  2. [2]
    "'Alien invasion' April Fools' story angers Jordan mayor". BBC. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Wind Snuffs Try at Land-Speed Run". Popular Mechanics. 174 (1): 26. January 1997. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

3. Jordan shooting: Three US military trainers killed at al-Jafr air base : 4 November 2016.


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