Al-Jafr is a city in the Ma'an Governorate

Ma'an Governorate

Ma'an is one of the governorates of Jordan, it is located south of Amman, Jordan's capital. Its capital is the city of Ma'an. This governorate is the largest in the kingdom of Jordan by area.-History:...

 of Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

. It is located near the city of Ma'an

Ma'an

Ma'an is a town in southern Jordan 218 km away from the capital Amman. It is the capital of Ma'an Governorate. Ma'an has a population of around 50,000. The city had a population of 22,989 in the 1992 census and is estimated as being about 50,000 as of 2007 according to the Ma'an Municipality...

, and is roughly 300 kilometres (186.4 mi) east of Aman

Aman

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It was the site of an April Fools' Day hoax

Jafr alien invasion

The Jafr alien invasion was a story published on the front page of the Jordanian newspaper Al-Ghad on April 1st, 2010. The article claimed that UFOs had landed in a desert close to the town of Jafr. The newspaper described the pilots of the objects as "3m creatures". They also claimed that all...

 in 2010 that has drawn comparisons to the famous American The War of the Worlds broadcast. The nearby desert area has also been used for high speed performance tests by teams attempting to break the Land speed record

Land speed record

The land speed record is the highest speed achieved by a wheeled vehicle on land. There is no single body for validation and regulation; in practice the Category C flying start regulations are used, officiated by regional or national organizations under the auspices of the Fédération...

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