Al-Jafr, Jordan

For other uses, see Al-Jafr (disambiguation).
Al-Jafr
الجفر
Al-Jafr is located in Jordan
Al-Jafr
Al-Jafr
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 30°17′36″N 36°12′50″E / 30.29333°N 36.21389°E / 30.29333; 36.21389
CountryJordan
GovernorateMa'an Governorate
Government
 • MayorMohammed Mleihan
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
6,380
Time zoneGMT +2
 • Summer (DST)+3

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]

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]

Climate

Climate data for Al-Jafr, elevation 865 m (2,838 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3) 		17.2
(63.0) 		20.7
(69.3) 		26.1
(79.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		33.9
(93.0) 		35.4
(95.7) 		35.2
(95.4) 		33.2
(91.8) 		28.7
(83.7) 		21.6
(70.9) 		16.0
(60.8) 		26.1
(79.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1) 		9.3
(48.7) 		12.8
(55.0) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.5
(70.7) 		24.2
(75.6) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.8
(78.4) 		24.0
(75.2) 		20.0
(68.0) 		13.8
(56.8) 		8.5
(47.3) 		17.5
(63.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.3
(31.5) 		1.6
(34.9) 		4.8
(40.6) 		8.6
(47.5) 		12.5
(54.5) 		14.8
(58.6) 		16.3
(61.3) 		16.7
(62.1) 		13.3
(55.9) 		11.1
(52.0) 		6.0
(42.8) 		1.0
(33.8) 		8.9
(48.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6
(0.2) 		6
(0.2) 		7
(0.3) 		3
(0.1) 		2
(0.1) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		2
(0.1) 		9
(0.4) 		1
(0.0) 		36
(1.4)
Source: FAO[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
  2. ^ a b "'Alien invasion' April Fools' story angers Jordan mayor". BBC. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Wind Snuffs Try at Land-Speed Run". Popular Mechanics. 174 (1): 26. January 1997. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. ^ "World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

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

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