Al-Jafr, Jordan
Al-Jafr
الجفر | |
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  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 (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 6,380 |
| Time zone | GMT +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
- ^ "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
- ^ a b "'Alien invasion' April Fools' story angers Jordan mayor". BBC. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Wind Snuffs Try at Land-Speed Run". Popular Mechanics. 174 (1): 26. January 1997. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "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.