King Faisal Airbase
King Faisal Air Base is a Royal Jordanian Air Force installation near the town of Al-Jafr, Ma'an Governorate.- Type: Locality
- Description: military installation in Jordan
- Also known as: “King Faisal Air Base”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Jafr.
Al-Jafr
Village
Al-Jafr is a city in the Ma'an Governorate of Jordan. It is located near the city of Ma'an, and is roughly 300 kilometres east of Amman. 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. Al-Jafr is situated 4½ km southeast of King Faisal Airbase.
King Faisal Airbase
- Categories: airbase, aerodrome, and military installation
- Location: Ma’an Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.33563° or 30° 20′ 8″ north
Longitude
36.14376° or 36° 8′ 38″ east
Elevation
865 metres (2,838 feet)
Open location code
8G2R84PV+7G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“King Faisal Airbase” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قاعدة الملك فيصل الجوية”
- Arabic: “مجموعة الملك فيصل بن عبد العزيز الجوية”
- French: “King Faisal Airbase”
- German: “King Feisal Air Base”
- German: “King Feisal Airbase”
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