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Al Jafr, Muḩāfaz̧at Ma‘ān, Jordan


Alternative Names:Al Jafr, El Jafr, aljfr, الجفر
Type:Seat of a third-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:Ma'an Governorate, Jordan
Region:Muḩāfaz̧at Ma‘ān, Jordan
Latitude:30° 19' 6" N
Longitude:36° 10' 39" E
Lat/Long (dec):30.3184,36.17775
Köppen climate type:BWh : Hot deserts climate
Population:3,557 (2018)
Mindat Feature ID:250649
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:250649:4
GUID:36f857f5-4edf-49ca-80f1-3fd319a5ff72
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Shidiya Mine, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan30° 2' 2" N36° 3' 9" E33.8km (21.0 miles)
Wadi Umm Ghadah, Ma'an Governorate, Jordan30° 18' 0" N35° 25' 59" E71.5km (44.4 miles)
Wadi Dana, Tafilah Governorate, Jordan30° 38' 59" N35° 31' 59" E71.9km (44.7 miles)
Faynan Orefield, Wadi Faynan (Wadi Fainan; Wadi Feinan), Tafilah Governorate, Jordan30° 38' 35" N35° 30' 14" E74.0km (46.0 miles)
Wadi Arabah, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan30° 25' 0" N35° 23' 59" E75.4km (46.9 miles)
Wadi Faynan (Wadi Fainan; Wadi Feinan), Tafilah Governorate, Jordan30° 37' 32" N35° 26' 43" E78.1km (48.5 miles)
Khirbat en-Nahas slag locality, Wadi Faynan (Wadi Fainan; Wadi Feinan), Tafilah Governorate, Jordan30° 40' 50" N35° 26' 9" E81.7km (50.7 miles)
Wadi Arabah (Wadi Araba), Aqaba Governorate, Jordan30° 25' 0" N35° 9' 5" E99.1km (61.6 miles)
Wadi Numeira, Tafilah Governorate, Jordan31° 0' 0" N35° 30' 0" E99.7km (62.0 miles)
Khushaym Matruk, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 16' 45" N36° 17' 47" E107.5km (66.8 miles)
Wadi Abu Khushayba, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan29° 29' 36" N35° 28' 13" E114.3km (71.0 miles)
Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 21' 51" N36° 10' 54" E116.3km (72.3 miles)
Unnamed phosphorite quarry, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 21' 51" N36° 10' 54" E116.3km (72.3 miles)
Mount Sodom, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel31° 6' 0" N35° 22' 0" E116.5km (72.4 miles)
Deynekoite type locality, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 22' 0" N36° 11' 9" E116.6km (72.4 miles)
Scorpions Pass, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel30° 54' 24" N35° 7' 53" E119.6km (74.3 miles)
Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 23' 53" N36° 9' 45" E120.1km (74.6 miles)
Suwaqa al Gharbiya, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 23' 59" N36° 4' 0" E120.7km (75.0 miles)
North Siwaqa complex, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 24' 15" N36° 14' 34" E120.9km (75.1 miles)
Qatranaite locality, Siwaga, Lisdan-Siwaga Fault, Hashem region, Daba-Siwaqa complex, Transjordan Plateau, Amman Governorate, Jordan31° 24' 23" N36° 15' 6" E121.2km (75.3 miles)
Gurim anticline, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel31° 8' 59" N35° 16' 59" E125.9km (78.2 miles)
Halamish wadi (Ẕuq Tamrur), Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel31° 9' 47" N35° 17' 57" E126.0km (78.3 miles)
Halamish outcrops, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel31° 9' 42" N35° 17' 29" E126.4km (78.5 miles)
Southern Hatrurim Basin, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel31° 10' 26" N35° 17' 30" E127.3km (79.1 miles)
Naẖal Gorer, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel31° 8' 55" N35° 14' 56" E128.1km (79.6 miles)
Zohar wadi, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel31° 11' 5" N35° 17' 27" E128.3km (79.7 miles)
Har Mikhrot, Hevel Eilot Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel29° 48' 7" N34° 58' 59" E128.5km (79.8 miles)
Arad Mine, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel31° 7' 0" N35° 12' 0" E128.9km (80.1 miles)
Roadside Arad – Dead Sea, wadi Zohar, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel31° 11' 25" N35° 16' 59" E129.2km (80.3 miles)
Mazorite type locality, Hatrurim Basin, Tamar Regional Council, Southern District (HaDarom District), Israel31° 11' 8" N35° 16' 27" E129.5km (80.4 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Arabian PlateTectonic Plate
Tabuk basin, Arabian PlateBasin
AsiaContinent
JordanCountry
Ma'an Governorate, JordanGovernorate

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Jordan, Ma`an, Ma'an116.8.37.0.0.0
 
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