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 | |
| 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 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) - ↑ "Wind Snuffs Try at Land-Speed Run". Popular Mechanics 174 (1): 26. January 1997. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
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