Al-Jafr, Jordan

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Al-Jafr

الجفر
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Al-Jafr
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 30°17′36″N36°12′50″E / 30.29333°N 36.21389°E / 30.29333; 36.21389
Country Jordan
Governorate Ma'an Governorate
Government
   Mayor Mohammed Mleihan
Population
(2015) [1]
  Total6,380
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]

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The Jafr alien invasion was an April fool's joke published on the front page of the Jordanian newspaper Al-Ghad on April 1, 2010. The article claimed that UFOs had landed in a desert close to the town of Jafr, and described the pilots of the objects as "3m (10ft) creatures". The newspaper reported that all communications "went down" due to the effect generated by the objects.

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  1. "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
  2. 1 2 "'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.

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