Al-Jafr

Al-Jafr is a city in the of . It is located near the city of , and is roughly 300 kilometres east of . 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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 3,560 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Jordan
  • Also known as: “Al-Jafr, Jordan”, “El Jafr”, and “Jafer”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include King Faisal Airbase.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
King Faisal Air Base is a Royal Jordanian Air Force installation near the town of Al-Jafr, . is situated 4½ km northwest of Al-Jafr.

Al-Jafr

Latitude
30.31751° or 30° 19′ 3″ north
Longitude
36.18527° or 36° 11′ 7″ east
Population
3,560
Elevation
864 metres (2,835 feet)
Open location code
8G2R859P+24
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9206525690
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
250649
Wiki­data ID
Q4702576
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Al-Jafr” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “El-Xhafr”
  • Arabic: “الجفر”
  • Cebuano: “Al Jafr”
  • Dutch: “Al-Jafr”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الجفر”
  • French: “Al-Jafr”
  • Irish: “Al-Jafr”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al-Jafr i Jordan”
  • Persian: “الجفر”
  • Polish: “Al-Dżafr”
  • Romanian: “Al-Jafr, Iordania”
  • Romanian: “Al-Jafr”
  • Russian: “Эль-Джафр”
  • Swedish: “Al Jafr”
  • Turkish: “El-Cafer, Ürdün”

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