Tafilah
city in Tafilah Governorate, Jordan
Tafileh is a city in the south of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is the capital of Tafila Governorate. In 2015, about 27,500 people lived there.
Tafilah
الطفيلة | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Tafilah | |
  Tafilah | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′24″N 35°36′0″E / 30.84000°N 35.60000°E | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Province | Tafilah Governorate |
| Founded | 1100 B.C. |
| Municipality established | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Khalid Huneifat |
| Area | |
| • City | 18.518 km2 (7.150 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 38.771 km2 (14.970 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 940 m (3,080 ft) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • City | 27,559 |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code | +(962)3 |
| Website | http://www.tafila.jo |
The city was part of the Edom kingdom. It was called Tophel at that time . Tafila was occupied by the Nabataean kingdom. After the Roman conquest, it was ruled by the Ghassanids, under the authority of Rome.
There is one university in Tafila, Tafila Technical University. The city rises 940 metres (3,080 ft) above sea level.
References change
- ↑ "The General Census - 2015" (PDF). Department of Population Statistics.
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